Chinese Character Dictionary

紫花地丁

zĭ huā dì dīng

Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)

紫草

zĭ căo

red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

紫草科

zĭ căo kē

Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)

紫荆

zĭ jīng

Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)

紫菜

zĭ cài

flavored roasted seaweed

紫菜包饭

zĭ cài bāo fàn

gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance to sushi)

紫菜属

zĭ cài shŭ

Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)

紫菜苔

zĭ cài tái

purple cabbage

紫薇

zĭ wēi

crape-myrtle

紫藤

zĭ téng

wisteria

紫苏

zĭ sū

beefsteak plant

紫苏属

zĭ sū shŭ

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

紫袍

zĭ páo

purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position

紫貂

zĭ diāo

sable (Martes zibellina)

紫金

Zĭ jīn

Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[Hé yuán], Guangdong

紫金山

Zĭ jīn Shān

Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

紫金山天文台

Zĭ jīn shān Tiān wén tái

Purple Mountain Observatory

紫金牛

zĭ jīn niú

Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

紫金县

Zĭ jīn xiàn

Zijin county in Heyuan 河源[Hé yuán], Guangdong

紫铜

zĭ tóng

copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)

紫锥花

zĭ zhuī huā

coneflower genus (Echinacea)

紫阳

Zĭ yáng

Ziyang County in Ankang 安康[An1 kāng], Shaanxi

紫阳县

Zĭ yáng Xiàn

Ziyang County in Ankang 安康[An1 kāng], Shaanxi

紫云

Zĭ yún

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[An1 shùn], Guizhou

紬

chóu

silk

扎

zā

to tie

扎实

zhá shi

see 扎實|扎实[zhā shi]

扎寨

zhā zhài

to set up an encampment

扎欧扎翁

Zā ōu zā wēng

name of village in Nyima county, Nagchu prefecture, Tibet

扎营

zhā yíng

to camp

扎线带

zā xiàn dài

cable ties

扎马剌丁

Zā mă lá dīng

Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260

扎马鲁丁

Zā mă lŭ dīng

see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁[Zā mă lá dīng]

累

lĕi

to accumulate

累加器

lĕi jiā qì

accumulator (computing)

累加总数

lĕi jiā zŏng shù

cumulative total

累垮

lèi kuă

to collapse

累坠

léi zhuì

variant of 累贅|累赘[léi zhuì]

累坏

lèi huài

to become exhausted

累心

lèi xīn

taxing (mentally or emotionally)

累死累活

lèi sĭ lèi huó

to tire oneself out through overwork

累犯

lĕi fàn

repeated offender

累积

lĕi jī

to accumulate

累积剂量

lèi jī jì liàng

cumulative dose

累累

léi léi

clusters of

累计

lĕi jì

to accumulate

累赘

léi zhuì

superfluous

累进

lĕi jìn

progressive (taxation etc)

细

xì

thin or slender

细作

xì zuò

police spy

细分

xì fēn

subdivision

细则

xì zé

detailed rules and regulations

细嚼慢咽

xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

细嫩

xì nèn

tender

细密

xì mì

fine (texture)

细察

xì chá

to observe carefully

细小

xì xiăo

tiny

细尾獴

xì wĕi mĕng

meerkat

细微

xì wēi

tiny

细微末节

xì wēi mò jié

tiny insignificant details