染

rǎn

r+ǎn·3rd tone

to dye · to contaminate

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9 HSK 5

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

染=氿+木

Etymology

Water 氵 and wine 九 mixed in a wooden 木 bowl

Meanings

to dye

to catch (a disease)

to acquire (bad habits etc)

to contaminate

to add color washes to a painting

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Words with 染 236 total

to infect; infection · (fig.) to influence感染gǎn rǎn to be contaminated · to be gradually influenced浸染jìn rǎn to catch an illness · to get infected with a disease染病rǎn bìng

Idioms with 染 32 total Chain

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom) · fig. to be principled and incorruptible出淤泥而不染chū yū ní ér bù rǎn to be influenced耳濡目染ěr rú mù rǎn