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The character 丧, whose traditional form is 喪, structurally combines 哭 (to cry) and 亡 (death) to denote funeral rites or mourning, reflecting its initial meaning related to death ceremonies. Over centuries, its semantic range broadened from the ritual act to the general concept of loss, as seen in verbs meaning to lose or be bereaved. This extension further led to abstract uses describing a state of dejection or low spirits, as in modern compounds like 沮丧. The simplified form 丧, derived from historical cursive variants, maintains this evolved semantic spectrum while presenting a more streamlined graphical structure.
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我丧失了耐心。
他在处理丧事。
我感到非常沮丧。
别为失败丧气。
她丧偶后很孤单。
那次事故使他丧命。
丧葬费用非常昂贵。
长期战争使国家丧失了大量资源。