zǐ
purple
Phonosemantic compound. 糸 represents the meaning and 此 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 紫
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
purple | ||
purple | ||
ultraviolet ray | ||
wisteria | ||
violet (botany) |
Sources