Chinese words starting with “sun”
7 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable sun. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial s · final un · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 2
- 3rd tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 损失sǔn shīHSK 5
loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage
All 7 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 损伤 | sǔn shāng | vn,v | to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability | |
| 2 | 损害 | sǔn hài | v,vn | harm; to damage; to impair | |
| 3 | 孙子 | sūn zi | n,nr | grandson; son's son | |
| 4 | 损 | sǔn | g,vn | to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ | |
| 5 | 损坏 | sǔn huài | v,vn | to damage; to injure | |
| 6 | 孙女 | sūn nǚ | n | son's daughter; granddaughter | |
| 7 | 损人利己 | sǔn rén lì jǐ | v | harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others |
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