丧 (sāng) — to lose (a family member or close person) through death

Definition

Examples

• 我小学时丧父，是母亲一个人把我带大的。
  Wǒ xiǎo xué shí sāng fù, shì mǔ qīn yí gè rén bǎ wǒ dài dà de.
  I lost my father in elementary school; my mother raised me alone.
• 他在一场事故中丧妻，一直无法走出悲伤。
  Tā zài yì chǎng shì gù zhōng sāng qī, yì zhí wú fǎ zǒu chū bēi shāng.
  He lost his wife in an accident and has never been able to move past his grief.
• 这对夫妇中年丧子，令人十分同情。
  Zhè duì fū fù zhōng nián sāng zǐ, lìng rén shí fēn tóng qíng.
  This middle-aged couple lost their child, which is very pitiable.