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Constructed as an ideogrammatic compound, 赤 combines 大 (a person) positioned above 火 (fire), illustrating a figure reflecting fire's color. Its primary definition denotes a bright crimson shade, historically associated with flames or exposed flesh. From the sense of exposed flesh, the meaning expanded to bareness or absolute emptiness. Another branch signifies utter sincerity and purity of heart, as seen in expressions describing a completely devoted mind.
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天空是赤色的。
他赤脚走路。
赤道穿过非洲。
他对朋友很赤诚。
这里的人生活赤贫。
金属被烧得赤热。
他赤着脚在沙滩上跑。
赤色的夕阳映红了湖水。