purple; violet; amethyst

HSK 5

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • purple; violet; amethyst

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

大红大紫dà hóng dà zǐ

to hit the big time

姹紫嫣红chà zǐ yān hóng

fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers

洋紫荆yáng zǐ jīng

Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)

洋紫苏yáng zǐ sū

sage (herb)

淡紫䴓dàn zǐ shī

(bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)

甲紫jiǎ zǐ

gentian violet

Other Characters Pronounced “zi”