1. 紫

紫

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  • 1644th most frequent character
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  • 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.

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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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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