失 (pinyin: shī, written "shi" or "shi") means to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 失.
Meaning
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
Stroke order
失
Examples
昨天,杭州一户人家终于找回了失踪三年的爱犬。
zuó tiān, háng zhōu yí hù rén jiā zhōng yú zhǎo huí le shī zōng sān nián de ài quǎn.
Yesterday, a family in Hangzhou finally found their beloved dog after three years missing.
jǐ tiān hòu, nán hái yòu hǎn "láng lái le", nóng mín men yòu shàng shān lái, yòu fā xiàn bèi piàn le. zhè yàng de shì qing fā shēng le hǎo jǐ cì. zhōng yú yǒu yì tiān, zhēn de lái le yì zhī láng. nán hái pīn mìng de hǎn jiào, dàn shì zhè cì méi yǒu rén lái. zuì hòu, tā shī qù le suǒ yǒu de yáng.
A few days later, the boy again shouted "The wolf is coming", and the farmers again came up the mountain, and again discovered they had been tricked. This sort of thing happened many times. Finally, one day, a wolf really did come. The boy shouted desperately, but this time no one came. In the end, he lost all of his sheep.