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Chinese symbol for “bare”

赤裸裸
chì luǒ luǒ
bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bare is 赤裸裸 (chì luǒ luǒ), defined as: bare; naked; (fig.) plain; undisguised; unadorned.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

赤 chì
red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked
radical 155 ⾚ · 7 strokes
裸 luǒ
bare, nude; to strip, to undress
radical 145 ⾐ · 13 strokes
裸
裸 luǒ
bare, nude; to strip, to undress
radical 145 ⾐ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bare”

WordPinyinMeaning
袒tǎnto bare
裸露luǒ lùnaked; bare; uncovered; exposed
龇 (齜)zīto bare (one's teeth)
赤chìred; scarlet
徒tú(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (piàn tú) "swindler" or 叛徒 (pàn tú) "traitor" etc); (bound form) on foot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赤裸裸.

WordPinyinMeaning
赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator
赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter
赤裸chì luǒnaked; bare
赤脚 (赤腳)chì jiǎobarefoot
赤手空拳chì shǒu kōng quán(idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
裸体 (裸體)luǒ tǐnaked
裸露luǒ lùnaked; bare; uncovered; exposed
裸照luǒ zhàonude photograph
裸聊luǒ liáoto chat naked (online)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bare”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.