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紫阳
zǐyáng
Main
English DefinitionZiyang County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
Simplified Script紫阳
Traditional Script紫陽
Pinyinzǐyáng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄗˇ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi2joeng4
Part of Speech(专有名) proper noun
Word Decomposition
purple; violet
yángpositive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite:

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Words With Same Head Word    
紫外线zǐwài xiànultraviolet ray
紫色zǐsèpurple; violet (color)
紫菜zǐcàiflavored roasted seaweed; generic term for edible seaweed; Japanese: nori
紫红zǐhóngpurplish red
紫荆zǐjīngChinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
Words With Same Tail Word    
沈阳shěnyángShenyang subprovincial city and capital of Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden
贵阳guìyángGuiyang prefecture-level city and capital of Guizhou province 贵州, short name
洛阳luòyángLuoyang prefecture-level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
阴阳yīnyángyin and yang
夕阳xīyángsunset; the setting sun
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