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裸 is a phonosemantic compound, simplified from the older character 臝. The left-side component 衤 (a reduced form of 衣 'clothing') hints at the meaning, while the right-side element 果 (guǒ, 'fruit') provides the pronunciation. Interestingly, the clothing radical here works in reverse: it denotes nakedness, the absence of garments. The core meaning is therefore 'naked, bare,' referring literally to an unclothed human body. This extends figuratively to anything left exposed, uncovered, or stripped of its usual covering, a bare landscape, a plain object, or an undisguised concept.
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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。
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