Ideographic: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫Radical:

meaning for shī:

  • - to lose
  • - to miss
  • - to failto loseloss
  • - damage
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - to lose
  • - to suffer damageto be defeated
  • - to lose
  • - to fail (e.g. experiments)
  • - failure
  • - defeat
  • - Classifiers: 次 to disappear
  • - to fade awayunemployment
  • - to lose one's job

nǐmen你们
zuò
fùqīn父亲
de
búyào不要
érnǚ儿女
de
kǒngpà恐怕
tāmen他们
shī
le
zhìqì志气

Fathers do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.