chéng

裎

Character · Adjective

naked; bare

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

naked; bare (of the body)

literary

A classical literary term (〈书〉). Archaic and rarely used in modern vernacular. The alternate pronunciation 'chěng' refers to a garment.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
huò或
jiàn见
「「
tǎn祖
chéng裎
」」
yī一
cí词
 ,
yì意
jí即
chì赤
shēn身
lù露
tǐ体
 。

In classical texts, the term '袒裎' (tǎn chéng) may be seen, which means to be naked.

Qí其
xíng行
chéng裎
rán然
 ,
bù不
yǐ以
wéi为
xiū羞
 。

He walked about naked, feeling no shame.