损 Stroke Order — How to Write 损
损 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
损 Radical and Character Components
损 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 员 indicates the sound.
Radical: 扌 + 7 more strokes
损 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- sǔn
Meanings of 损 in Chinese
1
sǔn损
To decrease, lose, or damage; loss, detriment.
这次投资给他带来了巨大的损失。
This investment brought him huge losses.
To cause something to lose its original function or integrity; to damage or spoil.
请小心使用，避免损坏精密仪器。
Please use it carefully to avoid damaging precision instruments.
To cause harm or damage, often to health or an object's function.
长时间盯着屏幕会损害视力。
Staring at the screen for a long time will damage eyesight.
To ridicule or mock someone with sarcastic, often hurtful, words.
你别总是说些损人的话，这样会伤到别人的。
Don't always say sarcastic remarks; it will hurt others' feelings.
To be mean, malicious, or caustic (often referring to words or actions).
他说话太损了，总是让人不舒服。
His words are too cutting; he always makes people uncomfortable.
Common Words and Phrases with 损
1
To neglect fundamental matters in pursuit of trivial ones.
如果企业管理者只关注短期利润，而不重视产品研发和人才培养，那就是典型的损本逐末。
If business managers only focus on short-term profits and disregard product research and development and talent cultivation, that is a typical case of sacrificing the essential for the trivial.
2
suffer heavy casualties in battle; lose troops and generals
在这次激烈的商业竞争中，那家老牌公司损兵折将，市场份额大幅下滑。
In this fierce business competition, that veteran company suffered heavy losses, and its market share significantly declined.
3
To seek private gain at public expense; to enrich oneself at the expense of the public.
他因为在社区基金中损公肥私，最终被罢免了职务。
He was eventually removed from his position because he enriched himself at the expense of the community fund.
4
To injure, harm, or cause damage or loss to someone or something.
过度使用手机可能会损害你的视力。
Excessive use of mobile phones may damage your eyesight.
5
Loss, consumption, or wastage (e.g., of energy, materials, or goods).
长时间使用会导致设备的电池损耗加快。
Prolonged use can accelerate the battery depletion of the device.
6
To damage or harm something, causing it to lose its original state or functionality.
不正确的使用方法可能会损坏机器。
Incorrect usage may damage the machine.
7
to benefit others at the expense of oneself
她一直秉持着损己利物的精神，默默地为社区贡献自己的力量。
She has always upheld the spirit of sacrificing her own interests for the benefit of others, quietly contributing her strength to the community.
8
to harm others
为了自己的利益去损人，最终会失去他人的信任。
Harming others for one's own benefit will ultimately lead to losing the trust of others.
9
Harm others to benefit oneself.
我们应该坚决反对那些损人安己的行为，倡导互利共赢的合作模式。
We should firmly oppose behaviors that harm others for one's own gain and advocate for win-win cooperation models.
10
benefit oneself at the expense of others
他那种损人肥己的行为，最终会让他失去所有朋友。
His actions of harming others for his own gain will eventually lead him to lose all his friends.
11
To enrich oneself at the expense of others.
做生意不能总是想着损人利己，这样只会失去客户的信任。
When doing business, one should not always think of harming others for one's own benefit, as this will only lose the trust of customers.
12
13
To reduce the privileges or expenditures of the ruling class for the benefit of the common people.
为了平衡内部收入，公司决定实施一项损上益下的政策，将高管的部分奖金用于提高基层员工的福利。
To balance internal income, the company decided to implement a policy of "reducing benefits for the top to help those at the bottom," reallocating a portion of executive bonuses to improve the welfare of frontline employees.
14
to lose; a loss
公司由于未能按时完成订单，遭受了巨大的经济损失。
The company suffered huge economic losses because it failed to complete the order on time.
15
Profit and loss; income and expenses; gains and losses.
分析师正在仔细审阅公司的最新损益表，以评估其运营状况。
Analysts are carefully reviewing the company's latest profit and loss statement to assess its operational performance.
More words with 损
- biǎn贬sǔn损To belittle or disparage.
- hào耗sǔn损consumption, loss
- huǐ毁sǔn损damage, destroy
- kuī亏sǔn损Loss, Deficit
- wū污sǔn损to dirty and damage
- mó磨sǔn损wear, abrasion
- shòu受sǔn损damaged, impaired
- pò破sǔn损damaged, broken
- shāo烧sǔn损burn damage, scorch
- sún损huǐ毁damage, destroy
- wú无sǔn损Lossless, Undamaged
- láo劳sǔn损strain, overuse injury
- sǔn损yì益biǎo表Income Statement, Profit and Loss Statement
- yóu有sǔn损Harmful, Detrimental
- gān肝sǔn损shāng伤liver damage, hepatic injury
- nài耐mó磨sǔn损wear-resistant, abrasion-resistant
- pò破sǔn损chù处damage, broken part
- sǔn损shī失cǎn惨zhòng重Heavy losses, Severe losses
- guài夬sǔn损Breakthrough and decrease, Decide to diminish
- cái财chǎn产sǔn损shī失property damage, loss of property
Idioms with 损
- sǔn损rén人yì益jǐ己harm others to benefit oneself
- sǔn损zhī之yòu又sǔn损to be exceedingly humble
- diē跌dǎ打sǔn损shāng伤traumatic injuries from falls or blows
- wán完hǎo好wú无sǔn损intact and undamaged
- yǒu有sǔn损wú无yì益detrimental with no benefit
- zhēn斟zhuó酌sǔn损yì益weigh pros and cons, make adjustments
- sǔn损jǐ己lì利rén人harm oneself to benefit others
- sǔn损jūn军zhé折jiàng将suffer heavy losses in battle
- sǔn损rén人bù不lì利jǐ己harm others, benefit self not
- sǔn损rén人hài害jǐ己harm others and oneself
- fán繁huá华sǔn损zhī枝Excessive embellishment harms the core
- huì蕙sǔn损lán兰cuī摧premature death of a young woman
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Open the tool →Questions about 损
What does 损 mean in Chinese?
损 (sǔn) means “To decrease, lose, or damage” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 损?
损 is pronounced sǔn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 损 have?
损 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 损?
损 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 损?
The radical of 损 is 扌, and 损 is a phono-semantic compound.