赤
The story of 赤
red, bare
赤 is composed of 大 (big) and 火 (fire). When the fire is big, it looks red. On the other hand, the body of a newborn baby is red, so 赤 also means naked or bare.
Vocabulary of 赤
- 赤腳 (barefoot)
- 赤子 (a newborn baby)
- 赤誠 (wholly devoted)