zā​rǎn

tie-dye

zhā, zhá pull up Simplified

A hand  tying a bundle with string 

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
Meaning component
yǐn, yà turning stroke

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsqriːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

rǎn dye, infect, be contagious

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
Sound component
mixed, various
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyemXC.n[a]mʔ to dye

說文解字

《說文》:“染,以繒染為色。从水,杂聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

zā, zhā tie Traditional

Components

Sound component
zhá letter
Meaning component
mì, sī silk

thread

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsriːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang