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The character "赤" originally represented the color red, with its etymology linked to the concept of fire or burning, and its modern structure is a fixed form that functions as its own radical, though the historical composition from elements meaning "big" and "fire" is no longer apparent. From this primary color meaning, it developed additional senses such as "bare" or "naked", often describing exposed earth or skin, and later acquired abstract connotations of sincerity and loyalty in certain literary and philosophical usage.
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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。