损 meaning in English
(bound form) to decrease; to diminish; (bound form) to harm; to damage
Meaning of 损
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sǔn
- (bound form) to decrease; to diminish
- (bound form) to harm; to damage
- (coll.) to ridicule; to deride
- (coll.) mean; nasty; sarcastic
损 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我的车在事故中受到严重损坏
My car was badly damaged in the accident.
汤姆看起来毫发无损。
Tom looked like he was unfazed by that.
脑损伤是先天的。
The brain damage was congenital.
材料损坏了。
This material is ruined.
文件已损坏。
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 | sǔnshī | loss; damage |
| 损害 | sǔnhài | harm; to damage |
| 损坏 | sǔnhuài | to damage; to injure |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to harm; to damage |
| 磨损 | mósǔn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 亏损 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 损人利己 | sǔnrén-lìjǐ | harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of other |
| 受损 | shòusǔn | to suffer damage |
| 完好无损 | wánhǎowúsǔn | in good condition; undamaged |
| 损毁 | sǔnhuǐ | to damage; to wreck; to destroy |
| 破损 | pòsǔn | to become damaged |
| 有损 | yǒusǔn | to 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.