Chinese words · HSK 6

染

rǎn

to dye

Every meaning

rǎn

  1. to dye
  2. (painting) to apply color washes
  3. to contaminate (as in 污染)
  4. to catch (a disease); to be infected

Words with 染

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).