散失

sànshī
verb #94,588

Meanings

  1. 1 to scatter and be lost
  2. 2 to be lost (of documents, heat, moisture)
  3. 3 to dissipate

Examples

Zhànluàn zhōng hěn duō wénwù dōu sànshī le.
Many cultural artefacts were lost during the wartime chaos.
Gài hǎo gàizi kěyǐ fángzhǐ rèliàng sànshī.
Putting the lid on properly prevents heat from being lost.

Tips

usage
散失 implies dispersed and gone — used for documents, family members, heat, water, or any scattered loss. Compare 丢失 (diūshī, to misplace a discrete item) and 失散 (shīsàn, separated / lost — typically for people).

Stroke Order

sàn
shī