損
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sǔn · to damage, to harm

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 損

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Example sentences

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Hóng shuǐ zào chéng le hěn dà de sǔn hài.洪水造成了很大的損害。

The flood caused a lot of damage.

Source: Tatoeba #907508 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào fēng yǔ zào chéng le hěn dà de sǔn hài.暴風雨造成了很大的損害。

The storm caused a lot of damage.

Source: Tatoeba #903315 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zāo shòu le zhòng dà sǔn shī.我們遭受了重大損失。

We sustained significant losses.

Source: Tatoeba #13956922 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén wán quán sǔn huài le guó jiā de xíng xiàng.他們完全損壞了國家的形象。

They completely destroyed the image of the country.

Source: Tatoeba #6154339 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén de sǔn shī dào dá le yì bǎi wàn rì yuán.他們的損失到達了一百萬日圓。

Their losses reached one million yen.

Source: Tatoeba #794022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sǔn shī shì wú fǎ gū jì de.損失是無法估計的。

The losses are incalculable.

Source: Tatoeba #5350382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 損 in context

  1. Say sǔn, then recall the core meaning: to damage, to harm.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 損 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.