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sǔn
损（損）

HSK 7-9
common
verb
adjective

Meaning of 损

损 means to decrease; to reduce; to lose; to harm; to damage; to injure. Pronounced sǔn. HSK 7-9.

  • to decrease; to reduce; to lose
  • to harm; to damage; to injure
  • to damage; to break; to impair

Character Info

Radical扌
Strokes10
Components
扌
員

Stroke Order

损

Definitions & Examples

Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
de的
lì利
rùn润
yǒu有
suǒ所
jiǎn减
sǔn损
 。

The company's profits have decreased this year.

Zhè这
chǎng场
shuǐ水
zāi灾
sǔn损
bīng兵
zhé折
jiàng将
 ，
sǔn损
shī失
cǎn惨
zhòng重
 。

This flood caused heavy losses of both soldiers and generals.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
 ，
bì避
miǎn免
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
sǔn损
hào耗
 。

We should work hard to avoid unnecessary losses.

Cháng长
qī期
áo熬
yè夜
huì会
sǔn损
yuán元
qì气
 。

Staying up late for a long time will deplete your vitality.

Tóu投
zī资
yǒu有
fēng风
xiǎn险
 ，
kě可
néng能
huì会
sǔn损
běn本
 。

Investment has risks and may result in capital loss.

Relations

Common Words

损失 / 損失sǔnshī

to lose; to be lost; loss

损害 / 損害sǔnhài

to damage; to harm; to impair

损坏 / 損壞sǔnhuài

damage; impair; break

减少 / 減少jiǎnshǎo

reduce; decrease; lessen

损耗 / 損耗sǔnhào

loss; wear and tear; wastage

损益 / 損益sǔnyì

increase and decrease; profit and loss

减损 / 減損jiǎnsǔn

reduce; diminish

亏损 / 虧損kuīsǔn

financial loss; health deficiency