to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat;
失 (shī) · 5 strokes
Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure; carefree", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail".
败 (bài) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 敗.