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紫

zǐ

purple, violet; amethyst; surname

🔤 Pictophonetic: 糸 (silk) provides meaning, 此 provides pronunciation

HSK 5 12 strokes Common (17%)

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Component Breakdown

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此

cǐ

this, these; in this case, then

糸

mì

silk; thread

⿱此糸 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǐ

此

this, these; in this case, then

🔤 Pictophonetic: 匕 (sitting man) provides meaning, 止 provides pronunciation

6 strokes HSK 4

zhǐ

止

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

📷 Pictographic: A foot

4 strokes HSK 4

shàng

上

above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below)

3 strokes HSK 1

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

bǐ

匕

spoon, ladle; knife, dirk

📷 Pictographic: A spoon

2 strokes

mì

糸

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk

6 strokes

yāo

幺

one; tiny, small

3 strokes

xiǎo

小

small, tiny, insignificant

💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 紫 (91)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

紫 ↗

zǐ

purple / violet / amethyst / Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye) / Japanese: murasaki

zǐ

紫 ↗

HSK 5

purple / violet / amethyst / Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye) / Japanese: murasaki

紫色 ↗

zǐsè

purple / violet (color)

zǐsè

紫色 ↗

purple / violet (color)

紫禁城 ↗

Zǐjìnchéng

the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as [[故宮|故宫<Gùgōng>]]

Zǐjìnchéng

紫禁城 ↗

the Forbidden City / the Imperial Palace in Beijing / same as [[故宮|故宫<Gùgōng>]]

flavored roasted seaweed / generic term for edible seaweed / Japanese: nori

zǐcài

紫菜 ↗

flavored roasted seaweed / generic term for edible seaweed / Japanese: nori

紫金山 ↗

ZǐjīnShān

Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

ZǐjīnShān

紫金山 ↗

Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

紫貂 ↗

zǐdiāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

zǐdiāo

紫貂 ↗

sable (Martes zibellina)

ZǐyúnMiáozúBùyīzúzìzhìxiàn

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun [[安順|安顺<Ānshùn>]], Guizhou

ZǐyúnMiáozúBùyīzúzìzhìxiàn

紫云苗族布依族自治县 ↗

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun [[安順|安顺<Ānshùn>]], Guizhou

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