损 - sǔn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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损 (損)

sǔn

Definition

to decrease
to lose
to damage
to harm
(coll.) to speak sarcastically
to deride
caustic
mean
one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old)

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

损人

sǔn rén

to harm others; to mock people; to taunt; humiliating

损伤

sǔn shāng

to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability

bad friend

to damage; to injure

to lose; to suffer losses; loss; damage; to suffer damage

损害

sǔn hài

harm; to damage; to impair

损毁

sǔn huǐ

to cause damage to; to ruin; to destroy

损益

sǔn yì

profit and loss; increase and decrease

crippling taxation

wear and tear

to donate; donation

income statement (US); profit and loss account (UK)

consumables

to humble

deficit; (financial) loss

减损

jiǎn sǔn

to impair; to degrade; to decrease; to reduce; to weaken; to detract from; impairment (e.g. of financial assets)

strain (medicine)

to suffer damage

(dialect) sharp-tongued; harsh

to ridicule

old and damaged; in disrepair

to be harmful (to)

impair, damage

to contaminate

damage to goods during shipping

消损

xiāo sǔn

wear and tear; to wear away over time

to become damaged

bruising (damage to soft fruit etc)

磨损

mó sǔn

wear and tear; abrasion

defective; defect

to waste

(TCM) consumptive disease, chronic deficiency disorder due to impaired function of inner organs, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang; asthenia

贬损

biǎn sǔn

to mock; to disparage; to belittle

loss prevention

stop order (finance)

see 止损点

vulnerability

stop-loss point, a point at which you make a small loss to limit your losses

attrition rate

brain damage

visual impairment

thalamic lesions

health damage

excellent and undamaged; intact

有损压缩

yǒu sǔn yā suō

compression loss (in digital technology)

environmental damage

injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc

附带损害

fù dài sǔn hài

collateral damage (both as a legal term, and as a military euphemism)

迟发性损伤

chí fā xìng sǔn shāng

delayed lesion

皮层性视损伤

pí céng xìng shì sǔn shāng

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

神经性视损伤

shén jīng xìng shì sǔn shāng

neurological visual impairment (NVI)

前部皮层下损伤

qián bù pí céng xià sǔn shāng

anterior subcortical lesions

基底神经节孙损伤

jī dǐ shén jīng jié sūn sǔn shāng

basal ganglia lesions

Idioms (4)

损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others

损公肥私

sǔn gōng féi sī

to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense; venal and selfish behavior

损人不利己

sǔn rén bù lì jǐ

to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)

欲益反损

yù yì fǎn sǔn

wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster; It all ends in tears.

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