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Chinese symbol for “amethyst”

紫水晶
zǐ shuǐ jīng
amethyst

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amethyst is 紫水晶 (zǐ shuǐ jīng), defined as: amethyst.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

紫 zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
晶 jīng
crystal; bright, clear, radiant
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “amethyst”

WordPinyinMeaning
紫晶zǐ jīngamethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)
紫石英zǐ shí yīngamethyst

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紫水晶.

WordPinyinMeaning
紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
紫外线 (紫外線)zǐ wài xiànultraviolet ray
紫菜zǐ càiedible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
紫外zǐ wàiultraviolet (ray)
紫薇zǐ wēicrape myrtle
紫荆 (紫荊)zǐ jīngChinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水晶shuǐ jīngcrystal

See also: Japanese symbol for “amethyst”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.