purple; violet

Radical: 糸 HSK 5 a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

紫 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 紫

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 紫.

甲紫
jiǎ zǐ
紫云
zǐ yún
紫外
zǐ wài
紫斑
zǐ bān
紫晶
zǐ jīng
紫杉
zǐ shān
紫檀
zǐ tán
紫气
zǐ qì
紫砂
zǐ shā
紫竹
zǐ zhú
紫米
zǐ mǐ
紫胀
zǐ zhàng

Related characters (radical 糸)

Characters that share the radical .

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