Usage of the character 染

to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting

làrǎn

蜡染

[蠟染]

batik (color printing on cloth using wax)

zhānrǎn

沾染

[沾染]

to pollute (often fig.)
to be infected by
to gain a small advantage

wūrǎn

污染

[污染]

to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

gǎnrǎn

感染

[感染]

to infect; infection
(fig.) to influence

rúrǎn

濡染

[濡染]

to infect
to influence
to dip (in ink)

yàrǎn

轧染

[軋染]

pad dyeing

rǎnshàng

染上

[染上]

to catch (a disease)
to get (a bad habit)

rǎnbìng

染病

[染病]

to catch an illness
to get infected with a disease

to smudge (become smeared)
to smudge (create a blurred effect)
shading (wash painting technique)

yǒurǎn

有染

[有染]

to have an affair with sb

xūnrǎn

熏染

[熏染]

to exert a gradual influence
to nurture
a corrupting influence

rǎndú

染毒

[染毒]

contamination

rǎnzhǐ

染指

[染指]

to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action
abbr. for 染指於鼎／染指于鼎

rǎnbù

染布

[染布]

to dye cloth

xuànrǎn

渲染

[渲染]

rendering (computing)
to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting)
to exaggerate
to embellish

chuánrǎn

传染

[傳染]

to infect
contagious

zārǎn

扎染

[紮染]

to tie-dye

yìnrǎn

印染

[印染]

printing and dyeing

bárǎn

拔染

[拔染]

discharge

qīngrǎn

轻染

[輕染]

tinge

jìnrǎn

浸染

[浸染]

to be contaminated
to be gradually influenced

hōngrǎn

烘染

[烘染]

relief shading (in a picture)
fig. to throw into relief

piǎorǎn

漂染

[漂染]

to bleach and dye

highlight (hair)
partial hair dye

rǎnchǎng

染厂

[染廠]

dye factory
dye-works

diǎnrǎn

点染

[點染]

to touch up (a piece of writing)
to add details (to a painting)

rǎnzhī

染织

[染織]

dyeing and weaving

rǎnfà

染发

[染髮]

to dye one's hair
rinse
tint

gǎnrǎnlü

感染率

[感染率]

rate of infection (usu. of a disease)

gǎnrǎnzhě

感染者

[感染者]

infected person

wūrǎnqū

污染区

[污染區]

contaminated area

rǎnfàjì

染发剂

[染髮劑]

hair dye
rinse
tint

gǎnrǎnlì

感染力

[感染力]

infectiousness (of a disease)
appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)

chuánrǎnxìng

传染性

[傳染性]

infectious; contagious
infectiousness; transmissibility

chuánrǎnyuán

传染源

[傳染源]

source of an infection

rǎnsèzhì

染色质

[染色質]

chromosome
genetic material of chromosome

rǎnsètǐ

染色体

[染色體]

chromosome

xǐrǎndiàn

洗染店

[洗染店]

commercial laundry
cleaners

chuánrǎnbìng

传染病

[傳染病]

infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease

yàrǎnjī

轧染机

[軋染機]

pressure roller used in dyeing trough

dàrǎngāng

大染缸

[大染缸]

big dyeing vat
(fig.) corrupting environment

chúzhānrǎn

除沾染

[除沾染]

decontamination

shuǐwūrǎn

水污染

[水污染]

water pollution

wūrǎnwù

污染物

[污染物]

pollutant

ruìshìrǎnsè

瑞氏染色

[瑞氏染色]

Wright's stain (used in studying blood)

gǎnrǎnrénshù

感染人数

[感染人數]

number of infected persons

zàoshēngwūrǎn

噪声污染

[噪聲污染]

noise pollution

huánjìngwūrǎn

环境污染

[環境污染]

environmental pollution

chuánrǎnbìngxué

传染病学

[傳染病學]

epidemiology

fēimòchuánrǎn

飞沫传染

[飛沫傳染]

droplet infection (disease transmission from sneezing, coughing etc)

shuǐzhìwūrǎn

水质污染

[水質污染]

water pollution

bìngdúgǎnrǎn

病毒感染

[病毒感染]

viral infection

rǎnzhǐchuíxián

染指垂涎

[染指垂涎]

lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

rǎnzhǐyúdǐng

染指于鼎

[染指於鼎]

lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
to get a share of the action

rǎnfēngxísú

染风习俗

[染風習俗]

bad habits
to get into bad habits through long custom

kōngqìwūrǎn

空气污染

[空氣污染]

air pollution

bīngrǎnrǎnliào

冰染染料

[冰染染料]

azoic dyes

zhānrǎnshìsú

沾染世俗

[沾染世俗]

to be corrupted by the ways of the world (idiom)

hùnhégǎnrǎn

混合感染

[混合感染]

mixed infection

zhānrǎnkòngzhì

沾染控制

[沾染控制]

contamination control

ruìshìrǎnliào

瑞氏染料

[瑞氏染料]

Wright's stain (used in studying blood)

chángrǎnsètǐ

常染色体

[常染色體]

autosomal chromosome
autosome
autosomal

cányúzhānrǎn

残余沾染

[殘餘沾染]

residual contamination

ěrrúmùrǎn

耳濡目染

[耳濡目染]

to be influenced

yīchénbùrǎn

一尘不染

[一塵不染]

(idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible

dàqìwūrǎn

大气污染

[大氣污染]

air pollution
atmospheric pollution

xiānchénbùrǎn

纤尘不染

[纖塵不染]

see 一塵不染／一尘不染 (yīchénbùrǎn)

xùfāgǎnrǎn

续发感染

[續發感染]

secondary infection

duōxiànrǎnsètǐ

多线染色体

[多線染色體]

polytene chromosome

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎn

放射性沾染

[放射性沾染]

radioactive contamination

rǎnsètǐbèixìng

染色体倍性

[染色體倍性]

ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)

gǎnrǎnxìngfùxiè

感染性腹泻

[感染性腹瀉]

infective diarrhea

fàngshèxìngwūrǎn

放射性污染

[放射性污染]

radioactive contamination

shíyànshìgǎnrǎn

实验室感染

[實驗室感染]

laboratory infection

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎnwù

放射性沾染物

[放射性沾染物]

radioactive contaminant

chūyūní'érbùrǎn

出淤泥而不染

[出淤泥而不染]

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
fig. to be principled and incorruptible

Gélánshìrǎnsèfǎ

革兰氏染色法

[革蘭氏染色法]

Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)

mǔzǐchuízhígǎnrǎn

母子垂直感染

[母子垂直感染]

mother-to-infant transmission

shànghūxīdàogǎnrǎn

上呼吸道感染

[上呼吸道感染]

upper respiratory tract infection

rǎnsètǐsānbèitǐzhèng

染色体三倍体症

[染色體三倍體症]

trisomy

jīyīnrǎnsètǐyìcháng

基因染色体异常

[基因染色體異常]

genetic chromosome abnormality

zhānrǎnchéngdùjiǎncháyí

沾染程度检查仪

[沾染程度檢查儀]

contamination meter