Chinese symbol for “claret”
紫红色
zǐ hóng sè
Traditional: 紫紅色
red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for claret is 紫红色 (zǐ hóng sè), defined as: red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紫红色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紫色 | zǐ sè | purple; violet (color) |
| 紫外线 (紫外線) | zǐ wài xiàn | ultraviolet ray |
| 紫菜 | zǐ cài | edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori |
| 紫外 | zǐ wài | ultraviolet (ray) |
| 紫薇 | zǐ wēi | crape myrtle |
| 紫荆 (紫荊) | zǐ jīng | Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis) |
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “claret”.
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.
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