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紫 (zǐ): Purple — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 紫

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How to write 紫 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 紫

紫 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
紫
此cǐ · this
糸mì
紫=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 紫

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5.

How to Use 紫

Purple color and things

紫 + color/food word

Use 紫 for purple colors and purple-colored objects like 紫色, 紫菜, and 紫红.

紫色 • zǐ sè • purple color
6.

Example Sentences

tā她
jīn今
tiān天
chuān穿
le了
yī一
jiàn

Information

Pinyinzǐ
Meaningpurple
Strokes12
Radical糸
Traditional紫
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1402
Zhuyinㄗˇ
UnicodeU+7D2B
CangjieYVIF
此cǐ · this
+糸mì
zǐ紫
sè色

purple color

紫菜 • zǐ cài • seaweed
zǐ紫
cài菜

seaweed

紫红 • zǐ hóng • purplish red
zǐ紫
hóng红

purplish red

件
zǐ紫
de的
qún裙
zi子
。

She is wearing a purple dress today.

tā她
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
chuān穿
zǐ紫
sè色
de的
yī衣
fu服
。

She likes to wear purple clothes the most

zǐ紫
cài菜
tāng汤
shì是
rì日
běn本
liào料
lǐ理
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
cài菜
yáo肴
。

Seaweed soup is a common dish in Japanese cuisine

zhè这
bǎ把
yǐ椅
zi子
shì是
zǐ紫
tán檀
zuò做
de的
。

This chair is made of red sandalwood.

yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
kē棵
zǐ紫
téng藤
。

There is a wisteria in the yard.

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