rǎn

to dye; to contaminate; to catch (a disease)

HSK 4 #1141

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1141st character
Radical ⽊ (75.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1675

Definitions

染 rǎn
  1. 1. to dye
  2. 2. to contaminate
  3. 3. to catch (a disease)
  4. 4. to acquire (bad habits etc)
  5. 5. to add color washes to a painting

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Words containing 染

Word Meaning
pollution; contamination
to infect; contagious
to infect; to influence; infection
infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
chromosome
to get (a bad habit); to catch (a disease)
infectious (enthusiasm); inspiration
to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
infectious; epidemic
dye
to dye one's hair; tint; rinse
dye
pollutant
infected person
to embellish; to exaggerate; rendering (computing)
spotless
to be infected by; to pollute (often fig.)
to catch an illness; to get infected with a disease
hair dye; tint; rinse
to be influenced
source of an infection
water pollution
contaminated area
printing and dyeing
tie-dye; tie-dyeing
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