染

To dye in Chinese: 染 (rǎn)

rǎn

to dye

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Definitions

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

Stroke order

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染

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄢˇ

rǎn

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 她把头发染成了黑色。

    tā bǎ tóu fa rǎn chéng le hēi sè。

    She dyed her hair black.

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Related words

污染

wū rǎn

to pollute

传染

chuán rǎn

to infect

感染

gǎn rǎn

to infect

传染病

chuán rǎn bìng

infectious disease

感染力

gǎn rǎn lì

infectiousness (of a disease)

热量

rè liàng

heat

热门

rè mén

popular

人间

rén jiān

the human world

人力

rén lì

manpower

人士

rén shì

person

忍

rěn

to bear

忍受

rěn shòu

to bear

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