Miaozi

染

rǎnㄖㄢˇ
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HSK 5TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to dye

  2. 2

    to catch (a disease)

  3. 3

    to acquire (bad habits etc)

  4. 4

    to contaminate

  5. 5

    to add color washes to a painting

Examples

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莠草易長， 惡習易染。

Ill weeds grow apace.

瘧疾是由蚊子傳染的。

Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.

我的男朋友想把頭發染紫。

My boyfriend wants to dye his hair purple.

你染過頭髮嗎？

Have you ever dyed your hair?

我想染我的頭髪。

I want to dye my hair.

Characters

Character breakdown

木

mù

surname Mu

Related

Related: 染

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

感染

gǎn rǎn

to infect; infection

染料

rǎn liào

dye

污染

wū rǎn

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

Stroke practice

Practice writing 染

Characters

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