Learn a Chinese Character - 紫 (zǐ) - Purple

1. Character Basics (基本信息)

Radical: 糸 (silk radical)

Stroke Count: 12 (Twelve strokes)

Character Structure: 此 + 糸 (The left part "此" and the right part "糸")

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: zǐ (Third tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

紫 refers to the color purple. (“紫”表示紫色。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 紫色 (zǐ sè) - Purple color (紫色，指紫色这种颜色。)
• 紫薇 (zǐ wēi) - Crape myrtle (紫薇，一种植物。)
• 紫菜 (zǐ cài) - Laver (紫菜，一种可食用的海藻。)

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

紫 can be used as an adjective to describe the color purple, or in some compound words related to purple - related things. (“紫”可作形容词，用于描述紫色，也可用于与紫色相关事物的复合词中。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, purple is often associated with nobility and auspiciousness. (在中国文化中，紫色常与高贵和吉祥联系在一起。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 紫 by thinking that the "此" part can be seen as a person standing, and "糸" is related to silk, imagining a person wearing purple - silk clothes. (你可以这样记忆“紫”，“此”可看作一个人站着，“糸”与丝绸有关，想象一个人穿着紫色丝绸衣服。)