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紫
zǐ
1.
purple
2.
violet
3.
amethyst
4.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
5.
Japanese: murasaki
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
甲紫
jiǎzǐ
gentian violet
紫外
zǐwài
ultraviolet (ray)
紫斑
zǐbān
bruise
紫晶
zǐjīng
amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
紫杉
zǐshān
Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
紫檀
zǐtán
red sandalwood
紫气
zǐqì
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
紫竹
zǐzhú
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
紫胀
zǐzhàng
to get red and swollen
紫色
zǐsè
purple
紫草
zǐcǎo
red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
紫荆
zǐjīng
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
紫菜
zǐcài
flavored roasted seaweed
紫薇
zǐwēi
crape-myrtle
紫藤
zǐténg
wisteria
紫苏
zǐsū
beefsteak plant
紫袍
zǐpáo
purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
紫貂
zǐdiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
紫金
Zǐjīn
Zijin county in Heyuan [[河源<Héyuán>]], Guangdong
紫铜
zǐtóng
copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,645
- Word Frequency Rank
- 5,108 of 84,292