损 meaning in English

sǔn

(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 損10 strokes

Meaning of 损

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sǔn
  1. (bound form) to decrease; to diminish
  2. (bound form) to harm; to damage
  3. (coll.) to ridicule; to deride
  4. (coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic

损 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de车chē在zài事shì故gù中zhōng受shòu到dào严yán重zhòng损sǔn坏huài
My car was badly damaged in the accident.
汤tāng姆mǔ看kàn起qǐ来lái毫háo发fā无wú损sǔn。
Tom looked like he was unfazed by that.
脑nǎo损sǔn伤shāng是shì先xiān天tiān的de。
The brain damage was congenital.
材cái料liào损sǔn坏huài了le。
This material is ruined.
文wén件jiàn已yǐ损sǔn坏huài。
The file is corrupt.

Stroke order for each character

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损 sǔn · to decrease · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 损.

损失sǔnshīloss; damage
损害sǔnhàiharm; to damage
损坏sǔnhuàito damage; to injure
损伤sǔnshāngto harm; to damage
磨损mósǔnto suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
亏损kuīsǔndeficit; (financial) loss
损人利己sǔnrén-lìjǐharming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of other
受损shòusǔnto suffer damage
完好无损wánhǎowúsǔnin good condition; undamaged
损毁sǔnhuǐto damage; to wreck; to destroy
破损pòsǔnto become damaged
有损yǒusǔnto be harmful (to)

Questions about 损

What does 损 mean?

损 (sǔn) means "(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 损?

损 is made of 1 character: 损 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 损 an HSK word?

Yes. 损 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 损 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 损 is written 損.