Meaning
to catch (a disease); dye
Chinese: 染色。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ran” becomes a different word in each tone. 染 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
- 传染chuán rǎnto infect; contagious
- 感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
- 传染病chuán rǎn bìnginfectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
- 感染力gǎn rǎn lìinfectiousness (of a disease); appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)
Example Sentence
秋天，枫叶把山林染成了红色。Qiū tiān, fēng yè bǎ shān lín rǎn chéng le hóng sè.In autumn, maple leaves dye the forest red.
秋天Qiū tiānautumn，枫叶fēng yèmaple leaf把bǎ(marks the object)山林shān línwooded mountain染rǎnto dye成了chéng leto be done红色hóng sèred (color)。