紫色

zǐsè

noun #5,694

Meanings

1 purple
2 violet

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

她最喜欢紫色。

Tā zuì xǐhuan zǐsè.

Purple is her favorite color.

HSK 3

天空变成了紫色。

Tiānkōng biànchéng le zǐsè.

The sky turned purple.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese culture, purple (紫) is associated with nobility and divinity. The Forbidden City was originally called 紫禁城, the 'Purple Forbidden City.'

Stroke Order

紫 zǐ

色 sè