染 rǎn HSK5 dye, infect, be contagious Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: contaminate All meanings 7 rǎn 7 catch 2contaminate 2dye 2wash 1 2 sentences for 染 (rǎn — contaminate) 予独爱莲之出淤泥而不染。 yú dú ài lián zhī chū yūní ér bù rǎn. I alone love the lotus for rising from the mud yet remaining untainted. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary洁白的纸上染了一点淡墨迹。 jiébái de zhǐ shàng rǎn le yīdiǎn dàn mòjì. The white paper was stained with a light ink mark. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary