Meta:

  1. 紫 is the 1644th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stop), (spoon), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi3 - purple/violet/amethyst/Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)/Japanese: murasaki

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 紫 (zi3): The component 此 is pronounced as 'ci3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 紫 (zi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 紫 (zi3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 紫 (zi3): The component 糸 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
紫外线 (紫外線)
紫色 

Medium Frequency

姹紫嫣红 (奼紫嫣紅)
紫禁城 
紫红色 (紫紅色)
紫罗兰 (紫羅蘭)
紫荆 (紫荊)
紫菜 
紫薇 
紫金 
紫金山 
紫阳 (紫陽)
万紫千红 (萬紫千紅)

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Meta:

  1. 藤 is the 2195th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (moon), (two), (line), (eight/divide), (eight/divide), (water)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. teng2 - rattan/cane/vine

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

加藤 
常春藤 
常青藤 
紫藤 
藤椅 
藤县 (藤縣)
藤蔓 
藤野 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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