染
HSK 5

染 (rǎn): dye, be contagious, infect

rǎn

dye, be contagious, infect

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Pinyin

rǎn

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

dye, be contagious, infect

How to Write 染 (rǎn)

染 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 染

Water 氵 and wine 九 mixed in a wooden 木 bowl

What 染 is Made Of

染 is built from 2 components:

氿spring
木tree

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Words Using 染

Common Chinese words that contain 染:

传染

chuánrǎn

感染

gǎnrǎn

污染

wūrǎn

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