| 字词 | 紫 |
| 释义 | »» 紫 zǐ MC tsjeX 1. purple, incl. colors from lavender to violet; the intermediate or secondary color between blue and red, usu. a dark reddish-blue; dye traditionally produced from root of gromwell (Lithospermum arvense, 紫草 zǐcǎo, “purple plant”), in med. times also from heartwood juice of sapanwood (Caesalpina sappan, 蘇枋目 sūfāngmù). a. associated emblematically with the monarch and his possessions; e.g. 紫禁 zǐjìn or 紫宸 zǐchén, the purple adyta, restricted area of imperial palace, private apartments; 紫衣 zǐyī, purple robes, attire of emperor; in Tang times also the color of robes of those in the highest 3 (of 9) bureaucratic grades. b. (Dao.) associated emblematically with the depths of heaven, astral divinities, celestial phenomena, spectral visitations, cosmic totality and wholeness; e.g. 紫虛 zǐxū, purple void, 紫冥 zǐmíng, purple gulf, 紫宙 zǐzhòu, purple firmament, all ref. to heaven; 紫煙 zǐyān, purple haze, 紫霞 zǐxiá, purple auroras, both ref. mystical mists; 紫曜明 zǐyàomíng, light of purple scintillance, esoteric name for sun; 紫清 zǐqīng, Purple Clarity, alt. name for heaven of Jade Clarity (玉清), highest of Dao. heavens; 紫雲 zǐyún, purple clouds, auspicious signal of heaven’s support or protection; 紫河 zǐhé, Purple River, i.e. river in the deep sky, Milky Way. 2. 紫微 zǐwēi, Purple Tenuity, name of constellation of 15 stars arranged like a protective screen around Northern Dipper and Polestar (eastern screen having 8 stars, western 7), comprising stars in Draco, Cepheus, and Camelopardus; seat of heaven’s god-king, symbolic seat of earthly emperor, also ref. to emperor’s earthly cmpd.; (Dao.) name of important Shangqing goddess. 3. 紫塞 zǐsài, Purple Fortress, i.e. the Great Wall, because the earth Qin built it with was said to be purple. 4. used in various plant or mineral names; e.g. 紫石英 zǐshíyīng, bloom of purple stone, i.e. amethyst; 紫檀 zǐtán, purple rosewood, i.e. sanderswood (Pterocarpus santalinus); 紫藤 zǐténg, purple liana, i.e. wisteria (Wisteria chinensis); 紫堇 zǐjǐn, purple dock, i.e. corydalis (Corydalis edulis); 紫菜 zǐcài, purple laver (Porphyra coccinea); 紫微, 紫薇 zǐwēi, crepe-myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica).
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