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紫草
zǐcǎo
1. red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
2. flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye
3. arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)

Character Breakdown

紫
zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
HSK 5 12 丶
草
cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

紫草科
zǐcǎokē
Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)

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