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[1] purple; violet; amethyst [2] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: 糸 (#120)
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| This character was last edited on 10th Jul 2008 | |
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紫色
zi2 sik1 = purple; violet
紫菜
zi2 coi3 = laver (edible seaweed)
紫丁香
zi2 ding1 hoeng1 = lilac
紫禁城
zi2 gam3 sing4 = The Forbidden City
洋紫荊
joeng4 zi2 ging1 = bauhinia
紫藍色
zi2 laam4 sik1 = violet color
紫羅蘭
zi2 lo4 laan4 = violet (flower)
紫紫地
zi2 zi2 dei6*2 = purplish
紫荊花
zi2 ging1 faa1 = Bauhinia
三色紫羅蘭
saam1 sik1 zi2 lo4 laan4 = pansy (flower)See all 24 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 紫
Unicode code for this character: U+7D2B (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 紫
Unicode code for this character: U+7D2B (off-site link)
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