rǎn

HSK 5
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

染 means to dye; to color with dye; to infect; to contract; to be exposed to. Pronounced rǎn. HSK 5.

  • to dye; to color with dye
  • to infect; to contract; to be exposed to
  • surname Ran

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
bái
rǎn
chéng
le
lán
 

Mom dyed the white cloth blue.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
chǎng
zhuān
mén
rǎn
 

This factory specializes in dyeing cloth.

yáng
rǎn
hóng
le
西
biān
de
tiān
kōng
 

The setting sunset dyed the western sky red.

yòng
yán
liào
rǎn
le
zhǐ
jia
 

She dyed her nails with paint.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhí
yòng
lái
rǎn
huáng
 

This plant can be used to dye yellow.