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
to exert a gradual influence; a corrupting influence
contamination
to be gradually influenced; to be contaminated
batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
to touch up (a piece of writing)
spotless
upper respiratory tract infection
to infect; contagious
infectious; epidemic
source of an infection
infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
epidemiology
epidemiology
azoic dyes
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
noise pollution
noise pollution
genetic chromosome abnormality
genetic chromosome abnormality
polytene chromosome
polytene chromosome
air pollution; atmospheric pollution
air pollution; atmospheric pollution
laboratory infection
laboratory infection