Depicts a person (元) hiding in plants (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
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Historical Evolution
失
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
失
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
失
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
失
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
失
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
失
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
失
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
失
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
失
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
失
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
失
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
失
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
失
Regular
Modern
Chinese
失 [shī]
to lose; to miss; to fail
Japanese
noun
- loss (of something); disadvantage
- mistake; error; failure
- flaw; defect
- error
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
失去 [shīqù] #533
to lose
消失 [xiāoshī] #949
to disappear
失败 [shībài] #1,131
to be defeated
失败 [shībài] #1,131
to be defeated
失望 [shīwàng] #1,096
disappointed
损失 [sǔnshī] #2,287
loss
损失 [sǔnshī] #2,287
loss
失踪 [shīzōng] #989
to be missing
失误 [shīwù] #5,274
lapse
失误 [shīwù] #5,274
lapse
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 失う [うしなう] #383
to lose
⭐ 失礼 [しつれい] #635
discourtesy
⭐ 失敗 [しっぱい] #835
failure
⭐ 見失う [みうしなう] #4,151
to lose sight of
⭐ 無くなる [なくなる] #4,608
to be lost (e.g. luggage)
気を失う [きをうしなう] #5,233
to lose consciousness
⭐ 失望 [しつぼう] #5,278
disappointment
言葉を失う [ことばをうしなう] #5,509
to become speechless
意識を失う [いしきをうしなう] #5,877
to lose consciousness
⭐ 失格 [しっかく] #6,555
disqualification
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