失 (sat1 | shi1 yi4) : mistake; omission; lose; neglect

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失

sat1

shi1 yi4

[1] [v] lose [2] [v] make a mistake; [n] mistake; omission [3] [v] let slip; neglect; miss

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

失

Don't confuse with:
矢

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 16:32

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失落 sat1 lok6 = lose

走失 zau2 sat1 zou3 shi1 = wander away; be lost; be missing

蕩失路 dong6 sat1 lou6 = lost, to lose one's way 粵

失敗 sat1 baai6 shi1 bai4 = to fail; to lose; failure; loss

失望 sat1 mong6 shi1 wang4 = to lose hope; disappointment

失業 sat1 jip6 shi1 ye4 = to lose a job; unemployment

失業率 sat1 jip6 leot6*2 shi1 ye4 lv4 = unemployment rate

損失 syun2 sat1 sun3 shi1 = to lose; a loss; losses

失控 sat1 hung3 shi1 kong4 = to lose control

失禮 sat1 lai5 shi1 li3 = loss of face; pardon me; excuse me; lacking in manners
See all 138 compounds (CantoDict reports 139 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 失

囚犯們企圖逃跑, 但是失敗了。國
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 失
Unicode code for this character: U+5931 (off-site link)

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