---
title: "Shizong Meaning: 失踪 (shīzōng) Means “to go missing”"
description: "失踪 (traditional 失蹤, shīzōng) means “to go missing; to disappear”. Hear its tones, see what 失 and 踪 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 失踪 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

失踪 shīzōng

## to go missing; to disappear

## Its characters

1. 失 shī to lose
2. 踪 zōng footprint

## In a sentence

他家的小狗失踪三天了。 His family's puppy has been missing for three days.

差不多七万人在地震中失去了生命，还有近两万人**失踪**。

From [五月十二日的演练 · What to do in an earthquake in China](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-to-do-in-an-earthquake-in-china#library-word-133-135)

[More about 失踪](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B1%E8%B8%AA)

## More words with 失 or 踪

- [丢失 diūshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diushi)
- [跟踪 gēnzōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genzong)
- [流失 liúshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushi)
- [迷失 míshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mishi)
- [丧失 sàngshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/sangshi)
- [失败 shībài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shibai)
- [失落 shīluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiluo)
- [失眠 shīmián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shimian)
- [失去 shīqù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiqu)
- [失望 shīwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwang)

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