倮
倮 (luǒ) — consult a native speaker for the precise classical sense. A Chinese character. For a published pack, supply the Shuowen gloss and classical sense. This entry is auto-templated and needs fact-checking. Grammar: verify whether it stands alone or is bound
Closest English meanings
naked·bare
The Calligrapher — Lù Jiǎnzhī 陆柬之
Tang calligrapher and nephew of Yu Shinan; his running-script 'Essay on Literature' survives
Tang calligrapher (), master of running script — known for 《文赋》. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
The "Monthly Ordinances" and the ritual canons sort living things into five classes of creatures; humans belong to the 倮虫, the naked ones, set against those with fur, feather, scale, or shell. The taxonomists of the Han court used 倮 to draw the line between people and beasts. It was a classifier of the natural world before it was any insult.
Common words & phrases
- 倮露 exposed · bare
- 倮体 naked body
- 倮虫 naked creatures (humans)
Read the story behind the character
A biology class labels the 倮虫 among five ancient creature classes on a worksheet. At the pool children run 倮体 from the water, unconcerned. A dermatology clinic photographs 倮露 skin for a chart. The old word for the bare human body now turns up in textbooks and examination rooms, a clinical term for what is simply uncovered.
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