Usage of the character 赤

red
scarlet
bare
naked

chìpín

赤贫

[赤貧]

poverty-stricken

chìshēn

赤身

[赤身]

naked

Chìbì

赤壁

[赤壁]

Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市／咸宁市 ( Xiánníngshì), Hubei
Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區／黄州区 ( Huángzhōuqū) of Huanggang city 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208

Chìfēng

赤峰

[赤峰]

Chifeng prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

chìyáng

赤杨

[赤楊]

alder tree (genus Alnus)

chìzǐ

赤子

[赤子]

newborn baby
the people (of a country)

chìcháo

赤潮

[赤潮]

algal bloom

chìbó

赤膊

[赤膊]

bare to the waist

chìdào

赤道

[赤道]

equator (of the earth or a celestial body)
celestial equator

Chìméi

赤眉

[赤眉]

Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝 ( Xīncháo)

chìdòu

赤豆

[赤豆]

see 紅豆／红豆 (hóngdòu)

Chìshuǐ

赤水

[赤水]

Chishui, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

chìshǒu

赤手

[赤手]

with bare hands

Zhúchì

术赤

[朮赤]

Jöchi (c. 1182-1227) Mongol army commander, eldest of Genghis Khan’s four sons

Chìchéng

赤城

[赤城]

Chicheng county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Chìkǎn

赤坎

[赤坎]

Chikan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

chìfěi

赤匪

[赤匪]

red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))

chìjiǎo

赤脚

[赤腳]

barefoot

chìlǎo

赤老

[赤老]

variant of 赤佬 (chìlǎo)

chìchéng

赤诚

[赤誠]

utterly sincere
wholly devoted

chìluǒ

赤裸

[赤裸]

naked
bare

Chìtù

赤兔

[赤兔]

Red Hare, famous horse of the warlord Lü Bu 呂布／吕布 ( Lü Bù) in the Three Kingdoms era

chìzú

赤足

[赤足]

barefoot
barefooted

chìhú

赤狐

[赤狐]

red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

chìjīn

赤金

[赤金]

pure gold

chìtáo

赤陶

[赤陶]

terracotta
terra cotta

chìzì

赤字

[赤字]

(financial) deficit
red letter

zúchì

足赤

[足赤]

pure gold
solid gold

chìlǎo

赤佬

[赤佬]

(dialect) scoundrel
rascal

chìfùyīng

赤腹鹰

[赤腹鷹]

(bird species of China) Chinese sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis)

Xiǎochìbì

小赤壁

[小赤壁]

Little Red Cliff, nickname of Bitan 碧潭 ( Bìtán), Xindian, Taibei county, Taiwan

chìluǒluǒ

赤裸裸

[赤裸裸]

bare
naked
(fig.) plain
undisguised
unadorned

chìjǐngdōng

赤颈鸫

[赤頸鶇]

(bird species of China) red-throated thrush (Turdus ruficollis)

chìtiáotiáo

赤条条

[赤條條]

stark naked

huángchìsè

黄赤色

[黃赤色]

golden colored
yellow red

lüchìyáng

绿赤杨

[綠赤楊]

green alder (Alnus viridis)

Chìbìxiàn

赤壁县

[赤壁縣]

Chibi county in Xianning 咸寧市／咸宁市 ( Xiánníngshì), Hubei

Chìshuǐshì

赤水市

[赤水市]

Chishui, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

chìxiǎnchún

赤藓醇

[赤蘚醇]

erythritol, a sugar alcohol

Chìkǎnlóu

赤嵌楼

[赤嵌樓]

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓／赤崁楼 ( Chìkǎnlóu))

Chìfēng Shì

赤峰市

[赤峰市]

Chifeng prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

dǎchìjiǎo

打赤脚

[打赤腳]

to bare the feet

Chìwèiduì

赤卫队

[赤衛隊]

Red Guards

chìjīngyú

赤睛鱼

[赤睛魚]

rudd

chìzhūquè

赤朱雀

[赤朱雀]

(bird species of China) Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)

Chìkǎn Qū

赤坎区

[赤坎區]

Chikan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

Chìshuǐ Hé

赤水河

[赤水河]

Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi

huīchìyáng

灰赤杨

[灰赤楊]

gray alder (Alnus incana)
speckled alder

dǎchìbó

打赤膊

[打赤膊]

to bare one's chest
bare-chested

chìbǎngyā

赤膀鸭

[赤膀鴨]

(bird species of China) gadwall (Anas strepera)

chìfěicuì

赤翡翠

[赤翡翠]

(bird species of China) ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)

chìhèsè

赤褐色

[赤褐色]

russet
reddish brown

chìxiōngdōng

赤胸鸫

[赤胸鶇]

(bird species of China) brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)

chìtiěkuàng

赤铁矿

[赤鐵礦]

hematite (red iron ore)
ferric oxide Fe2O3

Chìxiázhū

赤霞珠

[赤霞珠]

Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)

chìjǐnghè

赤颈鹤

[赤頸鶴]

(bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone)

chìjǐngyā

赤颈鸭

[赤頸鴨]

(bird species of China) Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)

Chìwèijūn

赤卫军

[赤衛軍]

Red Guards

chìdàoyí

赤道仪

[赤道儀]

equatorial mount (for a telescope)

chìmáyā

赤麻鸭

[赤麻鴨]

(bird species of China) ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

chìxiǎodòu

赤小豆

[赤小豆]

see 紅豆／红豆 (hóngdòu)

Chìkǎnlóu

赤崁楼

[赤崁樓]

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓／赤嵌楼 ( Chìkǎnlóu))

Chìbìshì

赤壁市

[赤壁市]

Chibi, county-level city in Xianning 咸寧市／咸宁市 ( Xiánníngshì), Hubei
Chibi or Redcliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區／黄州区 ( Huángzhōuqū) of Huanggang city 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Redcliff of 208

chìkǒurì

赤口日

[赤口日]

third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)

Chìchéngxiàn

赤城县

[赤城縣]

Chicheng county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

miànhóng'ěrchì

面红耳赤

[面紅耳赤]

flushed with anger (or excitement)

jīnwúzúchì

金无足赤

[金無足赤]

not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect

chìjiǎoyīshēng

赤脚医生

[赤腳醫生]

barefoot doctor
farmer with paramedical training (PRC)

hǎiwàichìzǐ

海外赤子

[海外赤子]

patriotic overseas compatriot

chìshǒukōngquán

赤手空拳

[赤手空拳]

empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
unarmed and defenseless

chìchéngxiāngdài

赤诚相待

[赤誠相待]

to treat utterly sincerely
open and above board in dealing with sb

chìshēnlùtǐ

赤身露体

[赤身露體]

completely naked

tiānqiúchìdào

天球赤道

[天球赤道]

celestial equator

chìdàoyǔlín

赤道雨林

[赤道雨林]

equatorial rain forest

jíchìbáiliǎn

急赤白脸

[急赤白臉]

to worry oneself sick
to fret

chìzuǐqiányā

赤嘴潜鸭

[赤嘴潛鴨]

(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)

dálǔhuāchì

达鲁花赤

[達魯花赤]

Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times

Nǔ'ěrhāchì

努尔哈赤

[努爾哈赤]

Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn) (from 1616)

chìzìlěilěi

赤字累累

[赤字累累]

debt-ridden
heavily laden with debt

chìjiǎolüshī

赤脚律师

[赤腳律師]

barefoot lawyer
grassroots lawyer

fǎnchìdàoliú

反赤道流

[反赤道流]

equatorial counter current

chìchìshāquè

赤翅沙雀

[赤翅沙雀]

(bird species of China) Eurasian crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)

Chìbìzhī Zhàn

赤壁之战

[赤壁之戰]

Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區／黄州区 ( Huángzhōuqū) of Huanggang city 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu
famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì)

tiānxíngchìyǎn

天行赤眼

[天行赤眼]