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紫

zǐ
HSK 5
#1,644 most
frequent character
purple, violet, amethyst
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

紫 uses 此 cǐ for the sound and 糸 silk threads as its picture part. It first meant silks colored blue mixed with red, that is, purple. From that it grew to violet.

Drawn as: silk threads

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Example Sentences

她喜欢紫色的衣服。
tā xǐhuān zǐsè de yīfú 。
She likes purple clothes.
花园里种了很多紫色的花。
huāyuán lǐ zhǒng le hěnduō zǐsè de huā 。
There are many purple flowers planted in the garden.
他的书包是紫色的。
tāde shūbāo shì zǐsè de 。
His backpack is purple.

Words with similar meanings

紫色zǐsè
purple color
Directly refers to the color itself, used interchangeably with '紫'.
紫罗兰zǐluólán
violet
'紫罗兰' usually refers to a specific shade or type of purple, often associated with the flower.

Homophones

仔zǐ
(bound form) (of domestic animals or fowl) young
子zǐ
son, child, seed, egg, small thing

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