垂头丧气 (chuí tóu sàng qì)

Character breakdown

• 垂 (chuí) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 𠂹 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "borderland", now written as 陲. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 头 (tóu) · 5 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound. The simplified character 头 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 頭.

• 丧 (sāng) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 喪. Depicts multiple mouths (吅) wailing to mourn the death (亡) of someone. 桑 and 亡 represent the sound.

• 气 (qì) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a gust of air.

Usage

输球后，队员们垂头丧气地离开了球场。

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

shū qiú hòu ， duì yuán men chuí tóu sàng qì dì lí kāi le qiú chǎng 。