1. 紫
  2. 苏

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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苏

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Previous (父)Next (密)
  • 590th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 141 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
苏→
艹办
2Radical
苏→
艹grass力power/force八eight/divide
3Graphical
苏→
艹㇆丿八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sū (su1)see 囉囌|啰苏[luo1 su1]
2. sū (su1)variant of 蘇|苏[su1] • to revive
3. sū (Su1)surname Su • abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联 • abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 • abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州
4. sū (su1)Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) • place name • to revive • used as phonetic in transliteration

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

江苏 (江蘇)
苏醒 (甦醒)
苏州 (蘇州)
苏格兰 (蘇格蘭)

Uncommon

复苏 (復甦)
提拉米苏 (提拉米蘇)
江苏省 (江蘇省)
流苏 (流蘇)
乌苏 (烏蘇)
紫苏 (紫蘇)
苏丹 (蘇丹)
苏州市 (蘇州市)
苏州河 (蘇州河)
苏州话 (蘇州話)
苏打 (蘇打)
苏打水 (蘇打水)
苏打粉 (蘇打粉)
苏杭 (蘇杭)
苏东坡 (蘇東坡)
苏格拉底 (蘇格拉底)
苏武 (蘇武)
苏珊 (蘇珊)
苏联 (蘇聯)
苏菲 (蘇菲)
苏轼 (蘇軾)
苏门答腊岛 (蘇門答臘島)
苏黎世 (蘇黎世)
阿克苏 (阿克蘇)

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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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