蜡染 Traditional form: 蠟染 Pinyin (reading): làrǎn Definitions: batik (color printing on cloth using wax) Characters: 蜡 - candle, wax; maggot 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious Traditional characters: 蠟 - candle, wax; maggot 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious