丧 - sàng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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喪 (丧)

sàng

Definition

to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
to die
disappointed
discouraged

Other pronunciations

sāng

mourning
funeral
(old) corpse

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

to die

bereavement; to lose a relative

喪偶

sàng ǒu

bereaved of one's spouse (literary)

to lose one's life

to lose; to forfeit

deceased wife

to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc)

喪德

sàng dé

wicked; offending morality

喪志

sàng zhì

to become demoralized; to lose one's sense of purpose

喪梆

sàng bāng

cold and offensive (talk or manner)

to feel disheartened

unlucky

to be orphaned of one's father

喪生

sàng shēng

to die; to lose one's life

喪膽

sàng dǎn

panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits

demoralizing talk

downcast wretch; bad-tempered and unpleasant person

喪失殆盡

sàng shī dài jìn

to be used up; to be exhausted

see 喪家之犬

distraught; dazed

to observe the ritual mourning

懊喪

ào sàng

dejected; despondent; depressed

斫喪

zhuó sàng

to ravage; to devastate

淪喪

lún sàng

to be lost; to be ruined; to perish; to wither away

沮喪

jǔ sàng

depressed; dispirited; dejected; dismayed

頹喪

tuí sàng

dejected; disheartened; listless

to die; to perish

downhearted; downcast; in despair

玩人喪德

wán rén sàng dé

to play with others and offend morals; wicked

道德淪喪

dào dé lún sàng

moral bankruptcy; moral degeneracy

Idioms (10)

喪天害理

sàng tiān hài lǐ

devoid of conscience (idiom)

stray dog (idiom)

devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless

喪心病狂

sàng xīn bìng kuáng

frenzied (idiom); completely crazy and ridiculous; loss of reason; insane; crazed cruelty

喪權辱國

sàng quán rǔ guó

to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom); to surrender territory under humiliating terms

喪魂落魄

sàng hún luò pò

scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic

垂頭喪氣

chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

治喪從儉

zhì sàng cóng jiǎn

to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)

玩物喪志

wán wù sàng zhì

(lit.) trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress; excessive attention to trivia saps the will

聞風喪膽

wén fēng sàng dǎn

hear the wind and lose gall (idiom); terror-stricken at the news

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