Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

purple

Chinese: 紫色。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zi” becomes a different word in each tone. 紫 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 紫外zǐ wàiultraviolet (ray)
  • 紫气zǐ qìpurple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)
  • 紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
  • 青紫qīng zǐpurple
  • 紫米zǐ mǐblack rice; purple rice

Example Sentence

葡萄成熟以后变成了紫色。Pú tao chéng shú yǐ hòu biàn chéng le zǐ sè.When grapes ripen, they turn purple.

葡萄Pú taogrape成熟chéng shúmature以后yǐ hòuafter变成biàn chéngto change intole(completed action)紫色zǐ sèpurple