裸 meaning and stroke order
Naked
How to write 裸, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 裸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- naked
- variant of 裸[luo3]
How 裸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Clothes.
衤 gives the meaning and 果 hints at the sound.
Radical: 衤 (cloth), shared by 72 characters on this site.
How to remember 裸
裸 is pictophonetic: the clothing radical 衤 gives the meaning and 果 (guǒ, fruit) hints at the sound luǒ. Picture a fruit that has had its clothing peeled off, leaving it bare.
裸 rarely stands alone and usually appears in words like 裸体 (luǒtǐ, naked body), 裸露 (luǒlù, exposed) and 赤裸裸 (chìluǒluǒ, stark, blatant). It is common in modern compounds such as 裸奔 (luǒbēn, to streak). Example: 他的手臂裸露在外面。(Tā de shǒubì luǒlù zài wàimiàn.) His arms were exposed.
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, as in 礼) instead of 衤, which has an extra short stroke. Since the meaning is about clothes, 裸 needs 衤.
Common words with 裸
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 裸露 | luǒlù | naked; bare; uncovered; exposed | HSK 7-9 |
| 裸体 | luǒtǐ | naked | |
| 赤裸 | chìluǒ | naked; bare | |
| 赤裸裸 | chìluǒluǒ | bare; naked | |
| 全裸 | quánluǒ | completely naked; stark naked | |
| 裸女 | luǒnǚ | naked woman | |
| 裸奔 | luǒbēn | to streak (run naked) | |
| 半裸 | bànluǒ | half-naked | |
| 裸照 | luǒzhào | nude photograph | |
| 裸泳 | luǒyǒng | to swim naked; to skinny-dip | |
| 裸男 | luǒnán | naked man |
裸 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 裸
How many strokes are in 裸?
裸 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 裸 mean?
裸 (luǒ) means naked. A common word with it is 裸露 (luǒlù), meaning "naked; bare; uncovered; exposed".
How do you pronounce 裸?
裸 is pronounced luǒ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 裸?
The radical of 裸 is 衤, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 裸 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 裸?
The traditional form of 裸 is 臝 and 躶. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 裸 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 裸 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 裸 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 赤裸裸 only mean physically naked?
No. 赤裸裸 (chìluǒluǒ) is often used figuratively to mean blatant or undisguised, as in 赤裸裸的谎言 (chìluǒluǒ de huǎngyán), a barefaced lie.
What do modern words like 裸婚 or 裸考 mean?
In modern slang, 裸 can mean doing something without the usual extras. 裸婚 (luǒhūn) is marrying without a house, car or big wedding, and 裸考 (luǒkǎo) is taking an exam without bonus points or preparation.