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丧
喪
sàng
1. to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
2. to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
3. to die
4. disappointed
5. discouraged
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

丧
sàng
mourning; mourn; funeral
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

凶丧
xiōngsāng
funeral arrangements
出丧
chūsāng
to hold a funeral procession
哭丧
kūsāng
to wail at a funeral
丧乱
sāngluàn
tragic disaster
丧事
sāngshì
funeral arrangements
丧亡
sàngwáng
to die
丧假
sāngjià
funeral leave
丧偶
sàngǒu
bereaved of one's spouse (literary)
丧仪
sāngyí
funeral ceremony
丧命
sàngmìng
to lose one's life
丧失
sàngshī
to lose
HSK 6
丧妻
sàngqī
deceased wife
丧尸
sāngshī
zombie
丧德
sàngdé
wicked
丧志
sàngzhì
to become demoralized
丧服
sāngfú
mourning garment
丧梆
sàngbāng
cold and offensive (talk or manner)
丧棒
sāngbàng
funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)
丧气
sàngqì
to feel disheartened
丧气
sàngqi
unlucky

Alternate Entries

丧
sāng
mourning / funeral / (old) corpse

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,403
Word Frequency Rank
2,077 of 84,292

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