紫
HSK 5

紫 (zǐ): purple, violet, amethyst

zǐ

purple, violet, amethyst

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Pinyin

zǐ

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

purple, violet, amethyst

How to Write 紫 (zǐ)

紫 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
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  11. 11
  12. 12

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Origin of 紫

A phono-semantic compound: 糸 (silk) carries the meaning, and 此 hints at the pronunciation.

What 紫 is Made Of

紫 is built from 2 components:

此this, these
糸silk

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