裸 luǒ bare
bare; nude
How to remember 裸: 衤 clothes + 果 fruit = bare. The toddler throws off all his clothes, runs into the garden with a piece of fruit and dances around bare and happy.
Component breakdown
裸 = 衤 clothes + 果 fruit
- 衤 clothes
- 果 fruit
The toddler throws off all his clothes, runs into the garden with a piece of fruit and dances around bare and happy.
How it is used
- 'Bare/naked' - 裸体 (luǒtǐ) nude, 裸露 (luǒlù) exposed/uncovered, 赤裸裸 (chìluǒluǒ) stark-naked or, figuratively, blatant/undisguised (赤裸裸的谎言, a barefaced lie).
- Modern coinages extend it: 裸辞 (luǒcí) to quit a job with nothing lined up, 裸婚 (luǒhūn) to marry with no house/car/savings.