染 (rǎn): Dye — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:Recognition 4

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 染

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 染

3.

Character Breakdown

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染

氵water

九nine

4.

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5.

How to Use 染

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 染 works in context.

Contaminate and infect

In words like 污染, 传染, and 感染, 染 (rǎn) refers to being contaminated, infected, or influenced.

HSK 4

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 染 is used in context

tā他

yīn因

gǎn感

mào冒

ér而

gǎn感

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木tree

染=氵water+九nine+木tree

Water (氵) and wood (木) used to dip and dye cloth multiple times (九) — the process of dyeing.

wū污

rǎn染

pollution; to contaminate

HSK 5

chuán传

rǎn染

infect; be contagious

HSK 6

gǎn感

rǎn染

infect; influence

HSK 3.0 · L6

chuán传

rǎn染

bìng病

infectious disease

rǎn

染

le了

fèi肺

bù部

。

He got a lung infection from a cold.

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

yòng用

zhí植

wù物

rǎn染

sè色

bù布

liào料

。

She likes dyeing fabric with plants.

tā她

xiǎng想

bǎ把

tóu头

fa发

rǎn染

chéng成

hóng红

sè色

。

She wants to dye her hair red.

gōng工

yè业

fèi废

shuǐ水

wū污

rǎn染

le了

hé河

liú流

。

Industrial wastewater polluted the river.

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