zǐ

紫

HSK 5Character · Adjective · Noun

purple; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

adjective

purple; violet

Describes the color between red and blue, often used to describe vivid, elegant tones.

Zhè这
jiàn件
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
lián连
yī衣
qún裙
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
kàn看
 。

This purple dress is very beautiful.

méi玫
guī瑰
zǐ紫
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hěn很
wēn温
róu柔
de的
yán颜
sè色
 。

Rose purple is a very gentle color.

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bàng傍
wǎn晚
de的
tiān天
kōng空
bèi被
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
zǐ紫
fěn粉
sè色
 。

The evening sky was dyed purplish-pink.

tā他
chuān穿
le了
yī一
jiàn件
shēn深
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
xī西
zhuāng装
 。

He wore a dark purple suit.

pú葡
tao萄
chéng成
shú熟
shí时
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
zǐ紫
hēi黑
sè色
 。

Grapes turn purplish-black when ripe.

2.

noun

purple color; surname

Used as a surname, one of the traditional Chinese surnames with a long history.

Zǐ紫
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Zi is my Chinese teacher.

Zǐ紫
jiā家
zài在
dāng当
dì地
shì是
yī一
gè个
shū书
xiāng香
mén门
dì第
 。

The Zi family is a scholarly family locally.