丧 sàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
丧生
sàngshēng
to lose one's life; to die
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 多名矿工在塌方事故中丧生，安全监管漏洞随即受到舆论追问。 Duō míng kuànggōng zài tāfāng shìgù zhōng sàngshēng, ānquán jiānguǎn lòudòng suíjí shòudào yúlùn zhuīwèn. Several miners lost their lives in the collapse, and loopholes in safety supervision were immediately questioned by public opinion.
- 他在一次车祸中不幸丧生，家人十分悲痛。 Tā zài yí cì chēhuò zhōng bùxìng sàngshēng, jiārén shífēn bēitòng. He lost his life in a car accident, and his family was deeply grieved.
- 每年都有登山者在暴风雪中丧生。 Měi nián dōu yǒu dēngshānzhě zài bàofēngxuě zhōng sàngshēng. Every year mountaineers lose their lives in blizzards.
Related words
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 垂头丧气 chuítóusàngqì downcast; dejected; crestfallen
- 沮丧 jǔsàng dejected; disheartened
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student