赤
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Han character[edit]
赤 (Kangxi radical 155, 赤+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 土中弓金 (GLNC), four-corner 40331, composition ⿱土⿻小丿(GTJKV) or ⿱土⿻小丨(H))
- Kangxi radical #155, ⾚.
Derived characters[edit]
- Appendix:Chinese radical/赤
- 𪜻, 哧, 𡋽, 𫰭, 㤸, 捇, 浾, 𨹮, 𫥠, 𫐨, 𣇐, 𪲒, 𭮒, 焃, 𤙮, 𭹍, 𦛘, 𭕢, 𥙼, 硳, 𦀗, 𧋒, 𧨃, 䞰, 𨁯, 𨲂, 䤲, 䬉, 𩷧
- 郝, 䚂, 頳, 𪁌, 𡘥, 𭴩, 𡨁, 䓇, 㫱, 𩭑, 𪠇, 𬏭, 𬦃, 䦝 (𬮨)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1213, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36993
- Dae Jaweon: page 1680, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3506, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8D64
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | ||
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意): 大 (“person, big”) + 火 (“fire”) – the color of fire (a person by a fire).
Etymology 1[edit]
simp. and trad. |
赤 | |
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alternative forms | 灻 𤆍 烾 ancient |
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krak (“blood; red”), whence Tibetan ཁྲག (khrag, “blood”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007). Related to 赫 (OC *qʰraːɡ, “bright red”) and possibly 奭 (OC *hjaɡ, “majestic; red”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
赤
- (literary or poetic) red
- (Teochew) brown
- loyal; sincere
- 赤忱 ― chìchén ― absolutely sincere
- empty; bare
- to be naked
- (politics) revolutionary; communist; red
- 赤化 ― chìhuà ― to communize; to turn Red
- pure gold
Synonyms[edit]
- (red):
Compounds[edit]
- 一寸赤心
- 一片赤心
- 保兀赤
- 兀剌赤
- 光赤
- 努爾哈赤/努尔哈赤 (Nǔ'ěrhāchì)
- 博爾赤/博尔赤
- 噴赤河/喷赤河 (Pēnchìhé)
- 寶兒赤/宝儿赤
- 小赤 (Xiǎochì)
- 小赤老
- 後赤壁賦/后赤壁赋
- 忠心赤膽/忠心赤胆
- 急赤白臉/急赤白脸
- 打赤腳/打赤脚 (dǎchìjiǎo)
- 打赤膊 (dǎ chìbó)
- 月書赤繩/月书赤绳
- 母哈赤
- 火裡赤/火里赤
- 白兔赤烏/白兔赤乌 (báitùchìwū)
- 白眉赤眼
- 眉間赤/眉间赤
- 神州赤縣/神州赤县
- 站赤 (zhànchì)
- 精赤條條/精赤条条
- 耳紅面赤/耳红面赤
- 臉紅耳赤/脸红耳赤
- 葉赤鐵路/叶赤铁路
- 裸身赤體/裸身赤体
- 貝赤/贝赤
- 貿易赤字/贸易赤字 (màoyì chìzì)
- 赤仄
- 赤伏符
- 赤佬
- 赤俄 (chì'é)
- 赤光光
- 赤兔 (Chìtù)
- 赤力力
- 赤化 (chìhuà)
- 赤卒
- 赤口毒舌
- 赤口白舌
- 赤土 (Chìtǔ)
- 赤土陶器 (chì tǔ táoqì)
- 赤地 (chìdì)
- 赤地千里
- 赤城 (Chìchéng)
- 赤塔 (Chìtǎ)
- 赤墀
- 赤壁 (Chìbì)
- 赤壁之戰/赤壁之战
- 赤壁懷古/赤壁怀古
- 赤壁賦/赤壁赋
- 赤壁鏖兵
- 赤子 (chìzǐ)
- 赤子之心 (chìzǐzhīxīn)
- 赤字 (chìzì)
- 赤字財政/赤字财政
- 赤字預算/赤字预算
- 赤小豆 (chìxiǎodòu)
- 赤尻
- 赤山 (Chìshān)
- 赤崁 (Chìkàn)
- 赤崁樓/赤崁楼
- 赤嵌樓/赤嵌楼
- 赤巴巴
- 赤帝 (chìdì)
- 赤帝子
- 赤帶/赤带
- 赤幘/赤帻 (chìzé)
- 赤心 (chìxīn)
- 赤心忠膽/赤心忠胆
- 赤忱 (chìchén)
- 赤手
- 赤才 (Chìcái)
- 赤手空拳 (chìshǒukōngquán)
- 赤手起家
- 赤揚/赤扬
- 赤族 (chìzú)
- 赤日 (chìrì)
- 赤星
- 赤松 (chìsōng)
- 赤松子
- 赤條條/赤条条
- 赤條精光/赤条精光
- 赤棒
- 赤楊/赤杨
- 赤津津
- 赤溪河 (Chìxīhé)
- 赤潮 (chìcháo)
- 赤熱/赤热
- 赤狐 (chìhú)
- 赤狗日
- 赤瑕
- 赤留出律
- 赤痢 (chìlì)
- 赤白痢
- 赤眉 (Chìméi)
- 赤眼卵蜂
- 赤石
- 赤石脂 (chìshízhī)
- 赤磷
- 赤禍/赤祸
- 赤立
- 赤箭
- 赤米
- 赤紅/赤红 (chìhóng)
- 赤經/赤经 (chìjīng)
- 赤緊的/赤紧的
- 赤緯/赤纬 (chìwěi)
- 赤練蛇/赤练蛇
- 赤縣/赤县 (Chìxiàn)
- 赤縣神州/赤县神州 (Chìxiàn Shénzhōu)
- 赤繩綰足/赤绳绾足
- 赤繩繫足/赤绳系足
- 赤翡翠
- 赤老 (chìlǎo)
- 赤背 (chìbèi)
- 赤腳/赤脚 (chìjiǎo)
- 赤腳大仙/赤脚大仙
- 赤腳漢/赤脚汉
- 赤腳醫生/赤脚医生 (chìjiǎo yīshēng)
- 赤膊 (chìbó)
- 赤膊上陣/赤膊上阵 (chìbóshàngzhèn)
- 赤膽/赤胆
- 赤膽忠心/赤胆忠心
- 赤膽忠肝/赤胆忠肝
- 赤舌燒城/赤舌烧城
- 赤色 (chìsè)
- 赤色中國/赤色中国
- 赤色國際/赤色国际
- 赤芍 (chìsháo)
- 赤蛙
- 赤血丹心
- 赤血鹽/赤血盐 (chìxuèyán)
- 赤衛軍/赤卫军
- 赤衣
- 赤衣使者
- 赤裸 (chìluǒ)
- 赤裸裸 (chìluǒluǒ)
- 赤誠/赤诚 (chìchéng)
- 赤豆 (chìdòu)
- 赤貧/赤贫 (chìpín)
- 赤貧如洗/赤贫如洗
- 赤資資/赤资资
- 赤赤哈哈
- 赤足 (chìzú)
- 赤身 (chìshēn)
- 赤身裸體/赤身裸体
- 赤身露體/赤身露体 (chìshēnlùtǐ)
- 赤軍旅/赤军旅
- 赤道 (chìdào)
- 赤道儀/赤道仪
- 赤道幾尼亞/赤道几尼亚
- 赤道洋流
- 赤道群島/赤道群岛
- 赤道雨林
- 赤道非洲
- 赤道面
- 赤金 (chìjīn)
- 赤鉛礦/赤铅矿
- 赤銅/赤铜 (chìtóng)
- 赤銜/赤衔
- 赤銅礦/赤铜矿
- 赤鐵礦/赤铁矿 (chìtiěkuàng)
- 赤雅
- 赤電/赤电
- 赤露 (chìlù)
- 赤面 (chìmiàn)
- 赤馬港/赤马港 (Chìmǎgǎng)
- 赤體/赤体 (chìtǐ)
- 赤鯶公/赤𩽼公
- 赤黴素/赤霉素 (chìméisù)
- 達魯花赤/达鲁花赤
- 金融赤字
- 鏖兵赤壁
- 面紅耳赤/面红耳赤 (miànhóng'ěrchì)
- 面紅面赤/面红面赤
Descendants[edit]
- → Proto-Mien: *sekᴰ (“red”)
Etymology 2[edit]
simp. and trad. |
赤 | |
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alternative forms | 𣤩 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 刺?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
赤
Synonyms[edit]
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Japanese[edit]
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Kanji[edit]
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: しゃく (shaku, Jōyō †)
- Kan-on: せき (seki, Jōyō)
- Kun: あか (aka, 赤, Jōyō); あかい (akai, 赤い, Jōyō); あからむ (akaramu, 赤らむ, Jōyō); あからめる (akarameru, 赤らめる, Jōyō)
- Nanori: あ (a); あこ (ako); あま (ama)
Compounds[edit]
- 赤子 (akago)
- 赤字 (akaji)
- 赤ちゃん (akachan)
- 赤土 (akatsuchi), 赭土 (akatsuchi)
- 赤面 (akatsura), 赭面 (akatsura)
- 赤の他人 (aka no tanin)
- 赤恥 (akahaji)
- 赤羽太 (akahata)
- 赤裸 (akahadaka)
- 赤まんま (akamanma)
- 赤身 (akami)
- 赤銅 (shakudō)
- 赤熱 (shakunetsu)
- 赤烏 (sekiu)
- 赤外 (sekigai): infrared
- 赤子 (sekishi)
- 赤日 (sekijitsu)
- 赤手 (sekishu)
- 赤十字 (Sekijūji): the Red Cross
- 赤心 (sekishin)
- 赤誠 (sekisei): sincerity
- 赤沈 (sekichin)
- 赤鉄鉱 (sekitekkō)
- 赤土 (sekido)
- 赤道 (sekidō)
- 赤熱 (sekinetsu)
- 赤飯 (sekihan)
- 赤貧 (sekihin)
- 赤面 (sekimen)
- 赤裸 (sekira)
- 赤痢 (sekiri)
- 赤燐 (sekirin)
- 赤化 (sekka), 赤化 (sekika)
- 赤禍 (sekka), 赤禍 (sekika)
- 赤血球 (sekkekkyū)
- 赤信号 (akashingō): red light
Etymology[edit]
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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赤 |
あか Grade: 1 |
Alternative spelling |
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朱 |
Derived terms[edit]
- 赤い (akai): red (adjective)
- 赤子 (akago)
- 赤字 (akaji)
- 赤ちゃん (akachan)
- 赤土 (akatsuchi), 赭土 (akatsuchi)
- 赤面 (akatsura), 赭面 (akatsura)
Prefix[edit]
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See also[edit]
白 (shiro) | 灰色 (haiiro), 鼠色 (nezumiiro) (dated) |
黒 (kuro) |
赤 (aka); 深紅 (shinku), クリムゾン (kurimuzon), 紅色 (beniiro), 紅色 (kurenaiiro), 茜色 (akaneiro) |
オレンジ (orenji), 橙色 (daidaiiro); 茶色 (chairo), 褐色 (kasshoku) |
黄色 (kiiro); クリーム色 (kurīmuiro) |
黄緑 (kimidori) | 緑 (midori), 青 (ao) (dated) |
若緑 (wakamidori) |
シアン (shian); 鴨の羽色 (kamo no hane iro) | 水色 (mizuiro) | 青 (ao) |
菫色 (sumireiro); 藍色 (aiiro), インジゴ (injigo) |
マゼンタ (mazenta); 紫 (murasaki) | ピンク (pinku), 桃色 (momoiro) |
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
赤 (eumhun 붉을 적 (bulgeul jeok))
Kunigami[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (hakā)
Miyako[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (aka)
Northern Amami-Oshima[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (aka)
Okinawan[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Readings[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (aka)
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
- red
Yaeyama[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (aka)
Yonaguni[edit]
Kanji[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Ryukyuan *aka, from Proto-Japonic *aka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤 (aga)
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