| 紫藤 | zǐ téng | wisteria |
| 紫苏 | zǐ sū | basil; Perilla frutescens |
| 紫苏属 | zǐ sū shǔ | genus Perilla (includes basil and mints) |
| 紫袍 | zǐ páo | purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position |
| 紫貂 | zǐ diāo | sable (Martes zibellina) |
| 紫金山天文台 | Zǐ jīn shān Tiān wén tái | Purple Mountain Observatory |
| 紫金县 | Zǐ jīn xiàn | Zijin county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong |
| 紫阳 | Zǐ yáng | Ziyang county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 紫阳县 | Zǐ yáng xiàn | Ziyang county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 紫云 | Zǐ yún | Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安顺, Guizhou |
| 胡紫微 | Hú Zǐ wēi | Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter |
| 胡紫薇 | Hú Zǐ wēi | Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter |
| 腰金衣紫 | yāo jīn yī zǐ | golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position |
| 茜紫 | qiàn zǐ | sage (herb) |
| 葡萄紫 | pú tao zǐ | grayish purple color |
| 赵紫阳 | Zhào Zǐ yáng | Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then |
| 龙胆紫 | lóng dǎn zǐ | gentian violet C25H30ClN3; crystal violet |