丧

sàng

HSK 63 readings

“Mourning” in Chinese is 丧 (sàng).

Other characters with the syllable sang: see all 3 →

Meaning

mourning
funeral
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)

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to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
to die
disappointed
discouraged
(old) corpse

Example

他完全丧失了责任心。

He has completely lost all sense of duty.

From 丧失 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

sāngmourning / funeral / (old) corpse
sàngto lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 丧

丧失sàngshīto loseHSK 6 沮丧jǔsàngdispiritedHSK 7-9 丧生sàngshēngto dieHSK 7-9 垂头丧气chuítóu-sàngqìhanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejectedHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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