染(rǎn)

HSK 59 strokes

to dye

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Character information

Pinyin
rǎn
Meaning
to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 染 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱氿木

Water 氵 and wine 九 mixed in a wooden 木 bowl

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氿guǐ木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 染 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 染

Common words using 染 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wū污rǎn染
HSK 5

(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate

Open 污染 page →
chuán传rǎn染
HSK 7-9

to infect; contagious

Open 传染 page →
gǎn感rǎn染
HSK 7-9

to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence

Open 感染 page →
chuán传rǎn染bìng病
HSK 7-9

infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease

Open 传染病 page →
gǎn感rǎn染lì力
HSK 7-9

infectiousness (of a disease)

Open 感染力 page →
yìn印rǎn染

printing and dyeing

Open 印染 page →
yūn晕rǎn染

to smudge (become smeared)

Open 晕染 page →
yǒu有rǎn染

to have an affair with sb

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 染’s common words

污传感病力印晕有

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