紫

zǐ

purple

violet

this sound (此) + silk (糸) = purple

糸 (silk thread) carries the meaning — purple was a prized dye color associated with fine silk fabric. 此 mainly contributes the sound zǐ.

此+糸→紫
此ThisPhonetic
糸Silk threadSemantic

她买了一件紫色的裙子。

tā mǎi le yī jiàn zǐ sè de qún zi。

She bought a purple skirt.

天空慢慢变成了紫红色。

tiān kōng màn màn biàn chéng le zǐ hóng sè。

The sky slowly turned a purplish-red color.

Words with 紫

紫金山天文台

zǐ jīn shān tiān wén tái

Purple Mountain Observatory

紫罗兰

zǐ luó lán

(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana)

紫气

zǐ qì

purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)

紫丁香

zǐ dīng xiāng

lilac

紫禁城

zǐ jìn chéng

the Forbidden City

邓紫棋

dèng zǐ qí

G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star

酱紫

jiàng zǐ

dark reddish purple

阿尔泰紫菀

ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn

(botany) Aster altaicus

青紫

qīng zǐ

purple

龙胆紫

lóng dǎn zǐ

gentian violet C25H30ClN3

三色紫罗兰

sān sè zǐ luó lán

pansy

大红大紫

dà hóng dà zǐ

to hit the big time

More characters with 此

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