Chinese Character: 失 (Shī - Lose/Miss)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 大（大部） (radical: large)
笔画数: 5 (5 strokes)
结构分解: 象形字，像手（丿）离开物体（大）的样子，本义指丢失、失去 (pictogram resembling a hand (丿) leaving an object (大), originally meaning to lose)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shī (first tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
失指丢失（如"失去物品"）、错过（如"失误"）或错误（如"过失"） (Lose: misplace an item (e.g., "lose an object"); Miss: make an error (e.g., "mistake"); Error: fault (e.g., "negligence"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 失去 (shī qù) - lose
- 失败 (shī bài) - fail
- 失误 (shī wù) - mistake
- 失踪 (shī zōng) - missing
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作动词时表丢失/错过（如"失去机会"）；作名词时表错误（如"过失"）；常与"去""败"等动词搭配（如"失去""失败"） (Verb: lose/miss (e.g., "lose an opportunity"); Noun: error (e.g., "negligence"); often paired with verbs like "去/败" (e.g., "lose/fail"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
中国传统文化中"失"与"得"相对，强调辩证关系（如《老子》"祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏"）；"失败"鼓励从错误中学习（如"失败是成功之母"），体现对得失的理性态度 (In Chinese culture, "失" (loss) and "得" (gain) are dialectical (e.g., "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise" from Laozi). "失败" (failure) encourages learning from mistakes (e.g., "Failure is the mother of success"), reflecting a rational attitude toward gains and losses)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
他不小心失去了钱包。(Tā bù xiǎo xīn shī qù le qián bāo.)
He accidentally lost his wallet.
这次考试因为粗心失误了。(Zhè cì kǎo shì yīn wèi cū xīn shī wù le.)
There was a mistake in this exam due to carelessness.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"失"的字形像手（丿）从物体（大）上松开，想象手松开导致物品丢失，通过"手离开物体"的画面轻松记住"失去"的核心含义 ("失" resembles a hand (丿) releasing from an object (大). Imagine a hand letting go to lose an item, associating "hand leaving object" to remember the core meaning "lose")