染 rǎn HSK5 dye, infect, be contagious Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: wash All meanings 7 rǎn 7 catch 2contaminate 2dye 2wash 1 1 sentence for 染 (rǎn — wash) 画家在山水画的背景中染了一层淡墨。 huàjiā zài shānshuǐhuà de bèijǐng zhōng rǎn le yī céng dàn mò. The painter applied a light ink wash to the background of the landscape painting. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary