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Meaning of 损

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损 (Trad.: 損)HSK 5
Pinyin: sǔn
English Definition: to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to speak sarcastically; to deride; caustic; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
Chinese Definition:
①减少:损失。损耗。损益。增损。亏损。损兵折将。
②使失去原来的使用效能:损坏。破损。易损。
③使蒙受害处:损害。满招损,谦受益。
④用刻薄的话挖苦人:损人。
⑤刻薄,毒辣:这话太损了。
⑥益增。
Antonyms: 增
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手
Pictophonetic:员 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 埙 陨
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Example Words
损失HSK 5 sǔn shī loss; damage; Classifiers: 个 ; to lose; to suffer damage
损害 sǔn hài harm; to damage; to impair
亏损HSK 6 kuī sǔn deficit; (financial) loss
损伤 sǔn shāng to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability
损坏HSK 6 sǔn huài to damage; to injure
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Example Sentences
1
违反协议会损害关系
。
Violating agreements can damage relationships.
2
爆炸造成了巨大的损失
。
The explosion caused immense damage.
3
飓风已造成了巨大损失
。
The hurricane has caused enormous damages.
4
包裹到达时盒子已损坏
。
The package arrived in a damaged box.
5
这家餐厅因为亏损而倒闭
。
This restaurant went bankrupt due to losses.