失 (shī) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 失 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 失
失败
to fail; failure
失败是成功之母。
Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.
Failure is the mother of success.
失去
to lose; to part with
他失去了一个很好的机会。
Tā shīqù le yí gè hěn hǎo de jīhuì.
He lost a great opportunity.
失望
to be disappointed; disappointed
他对考试结果感到很失望。
Tā duì kǎoshì jiéguǒ gǎndào hěn shīwàng.
He was very disappointed with the exam results.
Tasks Featuring 失 / 相关任务
Words containing 失 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 失
失 (shī) means to lose; to fail (as in 失败/失望). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".