Definitions
(verb)
to lose; to miss
(verb)
to fail
Etymology
Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure; carefree", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail".
About
The character "失" etymologically stems from the concept of an object slipping from the hand, with its form historically analyzed as incorporating elements suggestive of hand action and the act of slipping. Its primary sense of physical loss gradually extended to encompass abstract notions such as error, omission, or failure, reflecting an expansion in its semantic application over centuries. The character's structure is now perceived as a unified graph, though its compositional origins remain evident in historical linguistic analysis.
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我失去了我的笔。
这次比赛我们失败了。
他对结果感到失望。
她失恋后非常伤心。
失业率持续上升。
他在关键时刻失手了。
由于错误，他失去了机会。
在公众面前失态会损害形象。