紫禁城 zǐjìnchéng Forbidden City Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 紫 zǐ adjective purple purple; violet; a color made from a mix of blue and red禁 jìn proper nounnoun (bound form) imperial residence (bound form) the imperial palace or the forbidden residence of an emperor城 chéng nounproper noun city wall city walls; defensive walls surrounding a town or area