紫草 zǐ cǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
  2. flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye
  3. arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)

CHARACTERS

紫 zǐ
HSK 5
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs