损

sǔn

(bound form) to decrease; to diminish

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

损=扌+员

Etymology

hand

Meanings

(bound form) to decrease; to diminish

(bound form) to harm; to damage

(coll.) to ridicule; to deride

(coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic

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Words with 损 188 total

damage to goods during shipping海损hǎi sǔn to impair · to degrade · to decrease · to reduce · to weaken · to detract from · impairment (e.g. of financial assets)减损jiǎn sǔn strain (medicine)劳损láo sǔn to become damaged破损pò sǔn

Idioms with 损 24 total

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit · pride comes before a fall满招损，谦受益mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì lit. to damage the root and chase the branches (idiom) · fig. to abandon the essentials and focus on trivial details; to lose sight of the main issue for minor points损本逐末sǔn běn zhú mò to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense · venal and selfish behavior损公肥私sǔn gōng féi sī