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Character Decomposition
赤=土+火
Etymology
A person 土 whose cheeks are burning 火
Meanings
red
scarlet
bare
naked
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Idioms with 赤 38 total
for no reason (idiom)白眉赤眼bái méi chì yǎnlit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom) · fig. to go all out · to come out in the open赤膊上阵chì bó shàng zhènto treat utterly sincerely · open and above board in dealing with sb赤诚相待chì chéng xiāng dàilit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty · to serve sb with body and soul赤胆忠心chì dǎn zhōng xīnwithout two nickels to rub together (idiom) · impoverished赤贫如洗chì pín rú xǐ