紫 (zi2) — purple; violet; amethyst in Cantonese
ziˊ²紫Mandarin Pinyin: zi3
Meaning of 紫
nounpurple; violet; amethyst
nouna Chinese family name
Example Sentences with 紫
黃色襯紫色好唔好睇呀？
Yellow and purple match, does it look good?
ginˍ₆件saamˉ¹衫ziˊ²紫laamˎ₄藍sikˉ¹色。
The shirt is purplish-blue.
go˗₃個daaiˍ₆袋ziˊ²紫laamˎ₄藍sikˉ¹色。
The bag is purplish-blue.
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻sikˉ¹色ziˊ²紫laamˎ₄藍sikˉ¹色。
This color is purplish-blue.
keoiˏ₅佢gaanˊ²揀ziˊ²紫laamˎ₄藍sikˉ¹色。
She chose purplish-blue.
Words Containing 紫
紫藍色zi2 laam4 sik1
violet color
紫氣zi2 hei3
purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
青紫ceng1 zi2
cyan-; cyano-; cyanochroia; cyanoderma; cyanose; cyanosis
紫外zi2 ngoi6
ultraviolet
紫丁香zi2 ding1 hoeng1
lilac
三色紫羅蘭saam1 sik1 zi2 lo4 laan4
pansy (flower)
紫外線zi2 ngoi6 sin3
ultraviolet beam; ultraviolet ray
紫河車zi2 ho4 ce1
a human placenta (lit., "purple river cart")
紫羅蘭zi2 lo4 laan4
violet (flower)
紫水晶zi2 seoi2 zing1
amethyst
紫藤zi2 tang4
Wisteria
絳紫gong3 zi2
dark reddish purple
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