丧
sàng
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged
a picture of 丧 → mourning and loss
The traditional form 喪 depicted weeping over the dead — grief made visible in strokes. From that scene of bereavement, the character extended to any deep, irreversible loss: courage, authority, even life itself.
他在比赛中失败后，完全丧失了信心。
tā zài bǐ sài zhōng shī bài hòu， wán quán sàng shī le xìn xīn。
after losing in the competition, he completely lost his confidence.
长期的压力让他渐渐丧失了对生活的热情。
cháng qī de yā lì ràng tā jiàn jiàn sàng shī le duì shēng huó de rè qíng。
prolonged pressure gradually made him lose his enthusiasm for life.
Words with 丧
治丧
zhì sāng
to organize and carry out a funeral
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
灰心丧气
huī xīn sàng qì
downhearted
丧父
sàng fù
to be orphaned of one's father
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
道德沦丧
dào dé lún sàng
moral bankruptcy
颓丧
tuí sàng
dejected
凶丧
xiōng sāng
funeral arrangements
出丧
chū sāng
to hold a funeral procession
哭丧
kū sāng
to wail at a funeral
哭丧棒
kū sāng bàng
mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety
哭丧脸
kū sang liǎn
long face; miserable look