how to write ran(dye) in chinese

染

pinyinrǎn
radicals木Stroke count9
eanglish meaningdye; catch; acquire; soil; fermented and seasoned soybeans in paste form

Stroke order of the Chinese character "染" (ran)

Handwriting

v. （用染料着色）dye:

1. 把一块布染成蓝色
dye a piece of cloth blue;

2. 染发
dye hair;

3. 染指甲
paint fingernails;

4. 这料子染不好。
This material does not dye well.

5. 这种布好染。
This cloth dyes easily [quickly; readily].

6. 晚霞染红了天空。
The sunset glow tinted the sky red.

v. （感染） catch [contract] (a disease):

1. 染上了流感
have caught the flu; contract influenza

v. （沾染） acquire (a bad habit, etc.); soil; contaminate:

1. 出污泥而不染
emerge unstained from the filth;

2. 染上恶习
acquire a bad habit;

3. 一尘不染
not soiled by a speck of dust; spotless

n. [书] （用以调味的豆酱） fermented and seasoned soybeans in paste form

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 染闵
Ran Min