紫

zǐ

purple, violet; amethyst; surname

How to write 紫, stroke by stroke

purple; violet

Pictophonetic: semantic 糸 (silk), phonetic 此

Made of 此 + 糸

紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
紫罗兰zǐ luó lán(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet
紫外线zǐ wài xiànultraviolet ray
洋紫苏yáng zǐ sūsage (herb)
甲紫jiǎ zǐgentian violet
紫丁香zǐ dīng xiānglilac
紫外zǐ wàiultraviolet (ray)
紫外光zǐ wài guāngultraviolet light
紫微宫zǐ wēi gōngpalace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)
紫杉zǐ shānJapanese yew (taxus cuspidata)
紫气zǐ qìpurple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
紫水鸡zǐ shuǐ jī(bird species of China) grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)

他的袜子是紫色的。
tā de wà zi shì zǐ sè de 。
His socks are purple.
我喜欢那件紫色的上衣。
wǒ xǐ huan nà jiàn zǐ sè de shàng yī 。
I like that purple shirt.
紫外线可导致皮肤癌。
zǐ wài xiàn kě dǎo zhì pí fū ái 。
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
我的男朋友想把头发染紫。
wǒ de nán péng yǒu xiǎng bǎ tóu fa rǎn zǐ 。
My boyfriend wants to dye his hair purple.
花园里全是紫百合。
huā yuán lǐ quán shì zǐ bǎi hé 。
The garden was full of purple lilies.