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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zi3
- English meanings
- purple, violet, amethyst, Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye), Japanese: murasaki
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 此; bottom 糸.
Meaning & sound clues
糸 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.
此 is identified as the sound component (cǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 紫.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
careful (in 仔细)
consult; inquire
appearance; posture
son
word
diligent; in 孜然
stain; soak
nourish; taste
from
resources; capital
resources; capital
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