Character

丧

sàng HSK 6

丧 sàng HSK 6

1. to lose; to forfeit
2. dejected; despondent
3. (lit.) to die; to perish

Words using 丧 as sàng (4)

1 丧失 sàng shī — lose HSK 6
- 丧 lose, forfeit
- 失 lose, miss
Example

这次失败让他丧失了信心。

zhè cì shī bài ràng tā sàng shī le xìn xīn

This failure caused him to lose confidence.
2 丧生 sàng shēng — to lose one's life HSK 7
- 丧 to lose, to forfeit
- 生 life
Example

三名登山者在雪崩中丧生。

sān míng dēng shān zhě zài xuě bēng zhōng sàng shēng

Three mountaineers lost their lives in an avalanche.
3 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì — dejected and discouraged HSK 7
- 垂 to hang down, droop
- 头 head
- 丧 to lose, to be deprived of
- 气 spirit, energy, morale
Example

考试没考好，他垂头丧气地回家了。

kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo tā chuí tóu sàng qì de huí jiā le

He didn't do well on the exam, so he went home dejected and discouraged.
4 沮丧 jǔ sàng — discouraged HSK 7
- 沮 to dampen, to discourage
- 丧 to lose (spirit/morale)
Example

他考试没通过，感到很沮丧。

tā kǎo shì méi tōng guò gǎn dào hěn jǔ sàng

He didn't pass the exam and felt very discouraged.

Structure & writing

丧 sàng — to lose; to forfeit

丧 is not used as a component in any other character.

丧 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order