赤

chì
#1,658 most
frequent character
red, scarlet, bare, naked

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赤 once showed a person 大 on fire 火, since burnt skin is red. That gave the first meaning, red. Later it grew to mean nude or bare, then open and guileless, and finally loyal.

Drawn as: person on fire

赤 as a component in other characters

meaning3 characters
赫赭赧
sound4 characters
赫郝赦哧

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Homophones

斥chì
to blame, to reprove, to reprimand

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