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Chinese symbol for “mauve”

紫红色
zǐ hóng sè
Traditional: 紫紅色
red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mauve 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

紫 zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紫红色.

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)
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “mauve”.

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.