流失
liúshī · HSK 7
run off
🏞️💧 流 (flow) + 失 (lose) = what flows away gets lost: water, soil, talent run off
流 — water radical 氵 + 㐬 (phonetic, child being born)
流 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning, while 㐬 depicts an infant being born head-down with amniotic fluid, suggesting downward flow. Together they convey water flowing, and by extension 'to flow' or 'current'.