失踪
shīzōngTraditional: 失蹤
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Translation
to go missing, to disappear
Word origin
A compound of 失 (shī, to lose) and 踪 (zōng, trace, track), together meaning to lose all trace, hence to go missing. The simplified 踪 derives from 蹤 and carries the foot radical 足.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 失 (shī, to lose) + 踪 (zōng, trace)
Stroke order
失
踪
Examples
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That child has been missing for three days.
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The police are investigating this disappearance.
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He went missing during the war.
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This cat has been missing for several days.
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The missing documents were finally found.
失踪 (shī zōng) means to go missing or disappear. It is used for people or things whose whereabouts become unknown.
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