赤 chì — red; scarlet; bare; naked
孩子们赤着脚在沙滩上奔跑。Hái zi men chì zhe jiǎo zài shā tān shàng bēn pǎo.The children run barefoot on the beach.
Common words: 赤字 (chì zì)、赤道 (chì dào)、面红耳赤 (miàn hóng ěr chì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "naked"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "naked", including 赤 (chì), 裸 (luǒ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "naked" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 赤 (chì), 裸 (luǒ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span chì, luǒ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 赤 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 赤 chìred; scarlet; bare; nakedUseful words: 赤字, 赤道
- 裸 luǒnakedUseful words: 裸露, 裸地
Common words for these 2 "naked" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 赤 (chì) — so "naked" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator面红耳赤miàn hóng ěr chìflushed with anger (or excitement)裸露luǒ lùnaked; bare; uncovered; exposed裸地luǒ dìbare ground裸分luǒ fēn(coll.) raw score (before adjustments such as bonus points for ethnic minority status etc, esp. in college entrance exams)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "naked".
裸 luǒ — naked
这些小生物用裸眼根本看不见。Zhè xiē xiǎo shēng wù yòng luǒ yǎn gēn běn kàn bu jiàn.These tiny creatures cannot be seen with the naked eye at all.
Common words: 裸露 (luǒ lù)、裸地 (luǒ dì)、裸分 (luǒ fēn)
All 2 characters
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