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裸 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 衤 (yī), the combining form of 衣 (clothing), on the left, which ties the character to garments or the state of dress. The right component 果 (guǒ, "fruit") serves as the phonetic element, providing the pronunciation. Its core meaning is the absence of clothing, translating to naked, bare, or unclothed. This definition applies literally to an uncovered human body and, by extension, to objects, landscapes, or concepts that are exposed or stripped of their usual covering, with the clothing radical establishing this antonymic sense.
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他的手臂裸露在外。
孩子们喜欢赤裸脚玩耍。
裸眼看星星很清晰。
她选择了裸婚的方式。
他不得不裸考这次考试。
这幅画描绘了裸体的艺术。
裸露的岩石在阳光下闪烁。
在公共场合赤裸上身是不礼貌的。