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输

shū

to lose

A sad player by a game board
Memory picture

Character

输 shū

Strokes
13
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 俞 to consent, to approve
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们输了。 Wǒmen shū le. We lost.
  • 别怕输。 Bié pà shū. Do not be afraid to lose.
  • 他输给朋友。 Tā shū gěi péngyou. He loses to his friend.

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