Dictionary/染

染

染 rǎn

ㄖㄢˇ
VHSK 5TOCFL L4core 10k
1to dye
2to catch (a disease)
3to acquire (bad habits etc)
4to contaminate
5to add color washes to a painting

Characters

Examples

wǒ我de的nán péng you男朋友xiǎng想bǎ把tóu fa头发rǎn染zǐ紫。
我的男朋友想把头发染紫。
My boyfriend wants to dye his hair purple.
一直染发太麻烦了。
It's become a hassle to keep on dyeing my hair.
布被染成鲜红。
The cloth was dyed bright red.

See also: words & characters pronounced rǎn