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  zi2   jyutping
  zi3   pinyin
[1] purple; violet; amethyst [2] a Chinese family name

nounAdditional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 8510 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Dec 2009 02:28

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detail  zi2 sik1  zi3 se4 = purple; violet
detail  zi2 coi3  zi3 cai4 = laver (edible seaweed)
detail  zi2 ding1 hoeng1  zi3 ding1 xiang1 = lilac
detail  zi2 gam3 sing4  zi3 jin4 cheng2 = The Forbidden City
detail  joeng4 zi2 ging1  yang2 zi3 jing1 = Bauhinia blakeana
detail  zi2 laam4 sik1  zi3 lan2 se4 = violet color
detail  zi2 lo4 laan4   = violet (flower)
detail  zi2 zi2 dei6*2   = purplish
detail  zi2 ging1 faa1  zi3 jing1 hua1 = Bauhinia blakeana
detail  saam1 sik1 zi2 lo4 laan4  san1 se4 zi3 luo2 lan2 = pansy (flower)
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Showing 1 example containing 紫
detail 黃色紫色好唔好
Yellow and purple match, does it look good?
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