wēi

common
noun
plant

Meaning of 紫薇

紫薇 means crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a deciduous shrub or small tree with smooth bark and showy purple, pink, or white flowers; the flower of the crape myrtle. Pronounced zǐ wēi.

  • crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a deciduous shrub or small tree with smooth bark and showy purple, pink, or white flowers
  • the flower of the crape myrtle

Definitions & Examples

wēi
de
shù
hěn
guāng
huá
 
nián
qīng
rén
qián
cháng
ài
zài
shù
gàn
shàng
 

The bark of the crape myrtle is very smooth, and young people used to love carving words on the trunk.

men
zài
yuàn
zi
zhòng
le
wēi
 
xià
tiān
kāi
huā
shí
bié
hǎo
kàn
 

We planted several crape myrtles in the courtyard, and they look especially beautiful when they bloom in summer.

wēi
yuán
chǎn
zhōu
dōng
 
xiàn
zài
shì
jiè
dōu
yǒu
zāi
péi
 

The crape myrtle is native to eastern Asia and is now cultivated all over the world.

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Primary
/ zhū
/ duǒ
/ zhī