赤
red; scarlet; bare; naked
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #827 U+8D64
How 赤 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 土 whose cheeks are burning 火
How to remember it
crimson · Heisig RSH #1490
土 soil + saber + animal legs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 赤 as their sound component
These characters all use 赤 (chì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤 sound component | chì | red, scarlet; blushing; bare, naked |
| 赦 | shè | to forgive, to pardon, to remit |
| 哧 | chī | the sound of ripping or giggling |
| 郝 | hǎo | a place in Shanxi province; surname |
Words containing 赤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赤子之心 | chì zǐ zhī xīn | pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn; sincere |
| 海外赤子 | hǎi wài chì zǐ | patriotic overseas compatriot |
| 天行赤眼 | tiān xíng chì yǎn | acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM) |
| 天球赤道 | tiān qiú chì dào | celestial equator |
| 赤水市 | Chì shuǐ Shì | Chishui, a county-level city in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 反赤道流 | fǎn chì dào liú | equatorial counter current |
| 金无足赤 | jīn wú zú chì | not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect |
| 赤城县 | Chì chéng Xiàn | Chicheng, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 赤水河 | Chì shuǐ Hé | Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi |
| 赤口日 | chì kǒu rì | third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on th… |
| 面红耳赤 | miàn hóng ěr chì | flushed with anger (or excitement) |
| 黄赤色 | huáng chì sè | golden colored; yellow red |
| 赤道雨林 | chì dào yǔ lín | equatorial rain forest |
| 赤道几内亚 | Chì dào Jǐ nèi yà | Equatorial Guinea |
| 打赤脚 | dǎ chì jiǎo | to bare the feet |
| 白眉赤眼 | bái méi chì yǎn | for no reason (idiom) |
| 赤身露体 | chì shēn lù tǐ | completely naked |
| 达鲁花赤 | dá lǔ huā chì | Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times |
| 赤子 | chì zǐ | newborn baby; the people (of a country) |
| 赤水 | Chì shuǐ | see 赤水市[Chi4 shui3 Shi4] |