损失
sǔnshī · HSK 5
loss
📉 损 = damage + 失 = lose; together: damage-loss
损 means to damage or decrease; 失 means to lose or miss. The compound 损失 literally stacks two loss-words, giving the meaning of loss or damage (often financial or material).
损 — hand 扌 + 员 (yuán, phonetic)
损 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 carries the meaning of an action done by hand, while 员 supplies the sound. Originally it referred to reducing or diminishing something by hand, which broadened to the modern senses of 'damage,' 'loss,' and 'harm.'