紫草

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (紫草)		紫	草
simp. #(紫草)		紫	草
alternative forms		茈草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄘㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǐcǎo [Phonetic: zícǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: dž-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyytsao
    • Palladius: цзыцао (czycao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

紫草

1. red-root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紫	草
むらさき Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Noun

紫(むらさき)草(そう) • (murasakisō) 

1. Synonym of 紫 (murasaki, “purple or red-root gromwell, Lithospermum erythrorhizon”)