Number of purple strokes:12; Radical: awkward; Number of strokes: 2 12 135554234. Description of stroke order: the lifting is horizontal, the point is si, the vertical hook is vertical, and both horizontal and vertical folds are folds. Purple five-stroke input method: hxxi.
The earliest form of Chinese character "Zi" is Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which consists of two parts. The original meaning of the word is "the color of the sunrise snake", that is, the purple in the morning light. This color was considered as a symbol of good luck in ancient times, so the word "purple" also means good luck. Later, the word "purple" developed into different styles, such as inscriptions on bronze, seal script, official script and regular script. Purple was a difficult color to manufacture in ancient times, so it became a symbol of power and status.
It is said that the earliest person who could dye purple was Fu Hao in the Shang Dynasty. She dyed a light purple with a plant called Arnebia euchroma, which is called "Fohao Zi". Later, with the progress of dyeing technology, people found that different materials such as shells, insects and flowers were used to dye more vivid and lasting purples, such as "shellfish purple", "rouge purple" and "peony purple". These purple colors are used to make clothes and utensils for royalty and nobility, showing their dignity and wealth.
Purple China Culture
Among literati, purple is considered as an elegant and clear color, symbolizing their pursuit of ideals and realms. Many literati like to decorate their study or poems with purple. Li Bai once wrote: "There is such bright light at the foot of my bed, is there already frost?" . Looking up, I found that it was moonlight, sinking again, and I suddenly thought of home. " In this song "Thinking of a Quiet Night", Li Bai used purple to describe the moonlight and expressed his homesickness.
In China culture, purple is also closely related to Buddhism. In Buddhism, purple is considered as a sacred and transcendental color, representing the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha.
It is said that when Sakyamuni Buddha became a monk, purple light appeared in the sky and shone all over the world. Therefore, many Buddhist temples and utensils like to be decorated with purple to show their respect and belief in the Buddha. For example, Mount Emei, one of the most famous Buddhist shrines in China, has a temple called "Zizhulin", which is one of the oldest Zen temples in China and a landmark building of Mount Emei.