bare handed; with one's bare hands
Refers to doing something without tools, weapons, or gloves, using only one's hands. Often used in contexts like martial arts or manual work.
He smashed the rock with his bare hands.
barehanded; starting with nothing but one's own abilities
Compound of 赤 (red, bare) and 手 (hand). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'bare handed'.