Keyword
purple
- violet
- amethyst
- surname
- Frequency
- #1914
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
zǐ
Mnemonic
糸 (silk) gives the meaning and 此 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
紫
purple; violet
紫色
purple; violet (color)
紫外线
ultraviolet ray
赵紫阳
Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
紫禁城
the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宫 (Gùgōng)
紫菜
edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
紫外
ultraviolet (ray)
邓紫棋
G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
紫薇
crape myrtle
紫荆
Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
紫红色
red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret
紫罗兰
(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet
紫檀
red sandalwood
紫藤
wisteria
紫苏
beefsteak plant; shiso; Perilla frutescens
紫砂壶
zisha teapot; Yixing teapot
紫外光
ultraviolet light
紫砂
a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴 (Yíxīng), used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring
紫竹
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
紫金山天文台
Purple Mountain Observatory
大红大紫
to hit the big time
紫丁香
lilac
紫气
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
紫金山
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum