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丧

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to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,079 U+4E27

How 丧 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

Simplified form of 喪; to cry 哭 over the dead 亡

components: 亡 ? unknown part

How to remember it

funeral · Heisig RSH #1427

土 soil + animal horns + barrette

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 丧

WordPinyinMeaning
灰心丧气 huī xīn sàng qì downhearted; downcast; in despair
丧门神 sāng mén shén messenger of death; person bringing bad luck
丧家之狗 sàng jiā zhī gǒu see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3]
丧门星 sàng mén xīng messenger of death; person bringing bad luck; Taiwan pr. [sang1 men2 xing1]
丧气话 sàng qì huà demoralizing talk
丧天害理 sàng tiān hài lǐ devoid of conscience (idiom)
玩人丧德 wán rén sàng dé to play with others and offend morals; wicked
丧家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn (lit.) stray dog (idiom); (fig.) one who has nothing to rely on
丧生 sàng shēng to die; to lose one's life
丧心病狂 sàng xīn bìng kuáng (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk
丧气鬼 sàng qì guǐ downcast wretch; bad-tempered and unpleasant person
若有所丧 ruò yǒu suǒ sàng see 若有所失[ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1]
丧气 sàng qì to feel disheartened
丧气 sàng qi unlucky
发丧 fā sāng to hold a funeral
出丧 chū sāng to hold a funeral procession
丧事 sāng shì funeral arrangements
丧德 sàng dé wicked; offending morality
丧尽天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen