裸体 (luǒ tǐ) — naked; nude | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Noun/adjective for being completely naked — about the state of an undressed body. Pairs with 主义 in 裸体主义 (naturism); 裸 is the modifier/verb form, 人体 is the body itself (dressed or not).

nakednude

Examples

裸体。
Zhè fú huà miáo huì le yí gè luǒ tǐ de mó tè.
This painting depicts a nude model.
裸体。
Yǒu xiē hǎi tān shì yǔn xǔ luǒ tǐ de.
Some beaches allow nudity.
裸体。
Tā jiān chí luǒ tǐ zhǔ yì de shēng huó fāng shì.
He adheres to a naturist lifestyle.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

裸体 is a 体 (body) that is 裸 (bare), hence naked.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

果

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The part 衣 means clothing, which fits the sense of being without clothes; the part 果 is there for sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

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