Dong Chinese dictionary

chì

red

Depicts the color of a large (大) fire (火).

Components

大 Iconic component

dà, dài

big

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 大 than it was in ancient scripts.

火 Iconic component

huǒ

fire

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 火 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chì

red; communist, 'red'; bare; scarlet; naked

Most common words with 赤

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sources