Chinese symbol for “purple”
紫
zǐ
purple; violet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for purple is 紫 (zǐ), defined as: purple; violet.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “purple”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紫.
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “purple”.
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.