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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
HSK 5 Common • Top 6% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

紫
zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

紫薇
zǐwēi
crape-myrtle
紫斑
zǐbān
bruise
紫晶
zǐjīng
amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
紫杉
zǐshān
Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
紫铜
zǐtóng
copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
青紫
qīngzǐ
purple
紫檀
zǐtán
red sandalwood
紫气
zǐqì
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
酱紫
jiàngzǐ
dark reddish purple
紫金
Zǐjīn
Zijin county in Heyuan [[河源<Héyuán>]], Guangdong
紫貂
zǐdiāo
sable (Martes zibellina)
紫菜
zǐcài
flavored roasted seaweed
茜紫
qiànzǐ
sage (herb)
紫竹
zǐzhú
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
紫外
zǐwài
ultraviolet (ray)
甲紫
jiǎzǐ
gentian violet
紫荆
zǐjīng
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
紫草
zǐcǎo
red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
紫色
zǐsè
purple
紫胀
zǐzhàng
to get red and swollen

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,645
Word Frequency Rank
5,108 of 84,292

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