| 1 | 紫 | 紫 | zǐ | zi3 | purple; violet | | |
| 2 | 紫色 | 紫色 | zǐ sè | zi3 se4 | purple; violet (color) | | |
| 3 | 紫外线 | 紫外線 | zǐ wài xiàn | zi3 wai4 xian4 | ultraviolet ray | | |
| 4 | 紫菜 | 紫菜 | zǐ cài | zi3 cai4 | flavored roasted seaweed; generic term for edible seaweed; Japanese: nori | | |
| 5 | 紫外光 | 紫外光 | zǐ wài guāng | zi3 wai4 guang1 | ultraviolet light | | |
| 6 | 紫砂 | 紫砂 | zǐ shā | zi3 sha1 | a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴 , used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring | | |
| 7 | 紫甘蓝 | 紫甘藍 | zǐ gān lán | zi3 gan1 lan2 | red cabbage; purple cabbage | | |
| 8 | 紫晶 | 紫晶 | zǐ jīng | zi3 jing1 | Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis); amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide) | | |
| 9 | 紫禁城 | 紫禁城 | zǐ jìn chéng | Zi3 jin4 cheng2 | the Forbidden City; the Imperial Palace in Beijing; same as 故宫 | | |
| 10 | 紫金县 | 紫金縣 | zǐ jīn xiàn | Zi3 jin1 xian4 | Zijin county in Heyuan 河源 , Guangdong | | |
| 11 | 紫金山 | 紫金山 | zǐ jīn shān | Zi3 jin1 Shan1 | Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum | | |
| 12 | 紫金牛 | 紫金牛 | zǐ jīn niú | zi3 jin1 niu2 | Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) | | |
| 13 | 紫金鹃 | 紫金鵑 | zǐ jīn juān | zi3 jin1 juan1 | (bird species of China) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) | | |
| 14 | 紫金 | 紫金 | zǐ jīn | Zi3 jin1 | Zijin county in Heyuan 河源 , Guangdong | | |
| 15 | 紫花地丁 | 紫花地丁 | zǐ huā dì dīng | zi3 hua1 di4 ding1 | Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica) | | |
| 16 | 紫红色 | 紫紅色 | zǐ hóng sè | zi3 hong2 se4 | red-purple; mauve; prune (color); claret | | |
| 17 | 紫丁香 | 紫丁香 | zǐ dīng xiāng | zi3 ding1 xiang1 | lilac | | |
| 18 | 紫貂 | 紫貂 | zǐ diāo | zi3 diao1 | sable (Martes zibellina) | | |
| 19 | 紫翅椋鸟 | 紫翅椋鳥 | zǐ chì liáng niǎo | zi3 chi4 liang2 niao3 | (bird species of China) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | | |
| 20 | 紫草 | 紫草 | zǐ cǎo | zi3 cao3 | red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye; arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae) | | |
| 21 | 紫菜苔 | 紫菜苔 | zǐ cài tái | zi3 cai4 tai2 | purple cabbage; Brassica campestris var. purpurea | | |
| 22 | 紫锥花 | 紫錐花 | zǐ zhuī huā | zi3 zhui1 hua1 | coneflower genus (Echinacea) | | |
| 23 | 紫菜包饭 | 紫菜包飯 | zǐ cài bāo fàn | zi3 cai4 bao1 fan4 | gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance to sushi); kimbap | | |
| 24 | 紫背苇鳽 | 紫背葦鳽 | zǐ bèi wěi yán | zi3 bei4 wei3 yan2 | (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) | | |
| 25 | 紫背椋鸟 | 紫背椋鳥 | zǐ bèi liáng niǎo | zi3 bei4 liang2 niao3 | (bird species of China) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) | | |