袒

to bare

old variant of 袒[tan3]

dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

the left-radical form of Kangxi radical 145, 衣[yi1]

to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc / to take sb's side

to bare one shoulder / (fig.) to side with / to discriminate in favor of

to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side

to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side

to make a humble apology (formal writing)

to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)

to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

to shield / to harbor / to cover up

to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

to take sides with / to be partial to / to be biased / to favor one side