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裎 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the clothing radical 衤 with 呈 (chéng), which means "to show", evoking the idea of taking off clothes to expose oneself. Its primary meaning is to strip off one's upper garments or to be naked, often connoting indecent exposure. The character is best known from the classical idiom 裸裎, describing brazen self-exposure in complete disregard for propriety, and its use remains confined to literary and formal descriptions of indecorous behavior.
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