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

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Level 6

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.

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4.

How to Use 染

Contaminate and infect

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

HSK 4

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

gǎn感

mào冒

ér而

gǎn感

rǎn

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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

染

le了

fèi肺

bù部

。

He got a lung infection from a cold.

Gōng公

sī司

gāo高

céng层

yǒu有

rén人

rǎn染

zhǐ指

le了

cái财

wù务

zào造

jiǎ假

。

Someone in the company's top management had a hand in financial fraud.

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

rǎn染

liào料

de的

shǐ使

yòng用

xū需

yào要

yán严

gé格

de的

ān安

quán全

biāo标

zhǔn准

。

The use of industrial dyes requires strict safety standards.

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