1. 紫
  2. 檀

紫

Previous (晋)Next (艰)
  • 1644th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
紫→
此糸
2Radical
紫→
止stop匕spoon糸silk
3Graphical
紫→
丨一丨一乚㇒㇛丶亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Common

紫外线 (紫外線)
紫色 

Uncommon

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

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檀

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Previous (堑)Next (寅)
  • 3415th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
檀→
木亶
2Radical
檀→
木tree亠lid回N/A日sun/day一one
3Graphical
檀→
一丨八一丶回口一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tán (Tan2)surname Tan
2. tán (tan2)sandalwood • hardwood • purple-red

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 檀 tán (tan2)The component 亶 is pronounced as 'dǎn' (dan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 檀 tán (tan2)The component 亠 is pronounced as 'tóu' (tou2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Uncommon

檀香 
檀香山 
紫檀 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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