丧

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to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged

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Formation & memory

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Pictograph (象形字)

Simplified form of 喪; to cry 哭 over the dead 亡

Components 亡 ? unknown part

funeral · Heisig RSH #1427

土 soil + animal horns + barrette

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
灰心丧气	huī xīn sàng qì	downhearted; downcast; in despair
丧门神	sāng mén shén	messenger of death; person bringing bad luck
丧家之狗	sàng jiā zhī gǒu	see 喪家之犬\|丧家之犬[sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3]
丧门星	sàng mén xīng	messenger of death; person bringing bad luck; Taiwan pr. [sang1 men2 xing1]
丧气话	sàng qì huà	demoralizing talk
丧天害理	sàng tiān hài lǐ	devoid of conscience (idiom)
玩人丧德	wán rén sàng dé	to play with others and offend morals; wicked
丧家之犬	sàng jiā zhī quǎn	(lit.) stray dog (idiom); (fig.) one who has nothing to rely on
丧生	sàng shēng	to die; to lose one's life
丧心病狂	sàng xīn bìng kuáng	(idiom) deranged; demented; berserk
丧气鬼	sàng qì guǐ	downcast wretch; bad-tempered and unpleasant person
若有所丧	ruò yǒu suǒ sàng	see 若有所失[ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1]
丧气	sàng qì	to feel disheartened
丧气	sàng qi	unlucky
发丧	fā sāng	to hold a funeral
出丧	chū sāng	to hold a funeral procession
丧事	sāng shì	funeral arrangements
丧德	sàng dé	wicked; offending morality
丧尽天良	sàng jìn tiān liáng	devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
垂头丧气	chuí tóu sàng qì	hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen