紫

zǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

Definitions

1. purple
2. violet

Words Containing 紫

• 紫菀 zǐ wǎn: (botany) aster (Aster tataricus)
• 紫气 zǐ qì: purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
• 紫花地丁 zǐ huā dì dīng: Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)
• 紫宽嘴鸫 zǐ kuān zuǐ dōng: (bird species of China) purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)
• 紫金鹃 zǐ jīn juān: (bird species of China) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)
• 紫苏属 zǐ sū shǔ: genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
• 姹紫嫣红 chà zǐ yān hóng: lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom)
• 紫阳县 zǐ yáng xiàn: Ziyang County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
• 赵紫阳 zhào zǐ yáng: 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
• 紫外线光 zǐ wài xiàn guāng: ultraviolet light
• 紫胀 zǐ zhàng: to get red and swollen
• 紫红色 zǐ hóng sè: red-purple
• 紫色 zǐ sè: purple
• 紫外 zǐ wài: ultraviolet (ray)
• 紫锥花 zǐ zhuī huā: coneflower genus (Echinacea)
• 紫菜包饭 zǐ cài bāo fàn: gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori)
• 葡萄紫 pú tao zǐ: grayish purple color
• 紫翅椋鸟 zǐ chì liáng niǎo: (bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
• 紫水鸡 zǐ shuǐ jī: (bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
• 洋紫荆 yáng zǐ jīng: Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana)
• 紫菜苔 zǐ cài tái: purple cabbage
• 万紫千红 wàn zǐ qiān hóng: thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
• 三色紫罗兰 sān sè zǐ luó lán: pansy
• 紫苏 zǐ sū: beefsteak plant
• 紫丁香 zǐ dīng xiāng: lilac
• 胡紫薇 hú zǐ wēi: Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
• 紫草科 zǐ cǎo kē: Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)
• 紫石英号 zǐ shí yīng hào: HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang
• 紫外射线 zǐ wài shè xiàn: ultraviolet ray
• 紫金山天文台 zǐ jīn shān tiān wén tái: Purple Mountain Observatory
• 白苋紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié: white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
• 甲紫 jiǎ zǐ: gentian violet
• 紫杉 zǐ shān: Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
• 紫金牛 zǐ jīn niú: Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
• 紫貂 zǐ diāo: sable (Martes zibellina)
• 紫水晶 zǐ shuǐ jīng: amethyst
• 紫薇 zǐ wēi: crape myrtle
• 紫石英 zǐ shí yīng: amethyst
• 茜紫 qiàn zǐ: sage (herb)
• 紫背苇鳽 zǐ bèi wěi yán: (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
• 紫金 zǐ jīn: Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
• 洋紫苏 yáng zǐ sū: sage (herb)
• 紫斑 zǐ bān: bruise
• 紫式部 zǐ shì bù: Murasaki Shikibu (born c. 973), Japanese writer, author of \The Tale of Genji\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 139235,97935,palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 139236,97936,Zi Wei Dou Shu
• 紫罗兰色 zǐ luó lán sè: violet (color)
• 紫坪铺 zǐ píng pū: Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan
• 紫藤 zǐ téng: wisteria
• 酱紫 jiàng zǐ: dark reddish purple
• 紫寿带 zǐ shòu dài: (bird species of China) Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
• 紫金县 zǐ jīn xiàn: Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
• 紫荆 zǐ jīng: Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
• 淡紫䴓 dàn zǐ shī: (bird species of China) yellow-billed nuthatch (Sitta solangiae)
• 紫菜 zǐ cài: edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
• 台湾紫啸鸫 tái wān zǐ xiào dōng: (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
• 紫坪铺大坝 zǐ píng pū dà bà: Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan
• 紫外光 zǐ wài guāng: ultraviolet light
• 紫颊直嘴太阳鸟 zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo: (bird species of China) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)
• 紫云 zǐ yún: Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
• 紫竹 zǐ zhú: black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
• 紫林鸽 zǐ lín gē: (bird species of China) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)
• 紫坪铺水库 zǐ píng pū shuǐ kù: Zipingpu Reservoir, Sichuan
• 邓紫棋 dèng zǐ qí: G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star
• 紫袍 zǐ páo: purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
• 大红大紫 dà hóng dà zǐ: to hit the big time
• 大紫荆勋章 dà zǐ jīng xūn zhāng: Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
• 紫啸鸫 zǐ xiào dōng: (bird species of China) blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
• 紫草 zǐ cǎo: red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
• 紫阳 zǐ yáng: Ziyang County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
• 紫外线 zǐ wài xiàn: ultraviolet ray
• 紫铜 zǐ tóng: copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)
• 紫芝眉宇 zǐ zhī méi yǔ: your appearance (honorific)
• 紫檀 zǐ tán: red sandalwood
• 紫质症 zǐ zhì zhèng: porphyria (medicine)
• 紫甘蓝 zǐ gān lán: red cabbage
• 紫砂 zǐ shā: a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜興|宜兴[yí xīng], used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring
• 紫背椋鸟 zǐ bèi liáng niǎo: (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)
• 紫色花蜜鸟 zǐ sè huā mì niǎo: (bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
• 胡紫微 hú zǐ wēi: Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter
• 紫金山 zǐ jīn shān: Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
• 龙胆紫 lóng dǎn zǐ: gentian violet C25H30ClN3
• 紫晶 zǐ jīng: amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
• 绛紫 jiàng zǐ: dark reddish purple
• 紫禁城 zǐ jìn chéng: the Forbidden City
• 阿尔泰紫菀 ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn: Flos seu Herba Heteropappi altaici
• 青紫 qīng zǐ: purple
• 紫菜属 zǐ cài shǔ: Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)
• 紫罗兰 zǐ luó lán: (botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana)
• 红橙黄绿蓝靛紫 hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)
• 紫云苗族布依族自治县 zǐ yún miáo zú bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn: Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
• 大紫胸鹦鹉 dà zǐ xiōng yīng wǔ: (bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
• 紫云英 zǐ yún yīng: Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)