染

• 拼音: rǎn
• 汉字拆解: 染 = 氵(water) + 木 (wood) + 九, to dye/stain

含义

To dye; to stain; to contaminate. Adding color or being affected by something.

Physical: 染发 (dye hair), 染色 (dyeing). Figurative: 传染 (infect), 污染 (pollute), 染上坏习惯 (pick up bad habits). Can imply gradual influence.

例句

1. 她把头发染成了红色。
2. 这件白衬衫被染上了咖啡渍。
3. 年轻人容易染上不良习惯。

用法指南

语境: beauty, contamination, influence

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你染头发了？(Did you dye your hair?)
• 别让孩子染上坏习惯。(Don't let children pick up bad habits.)

错误说法

• 染一下颜色。(Redundant — 染 already implies adding color)

起源与历史

氵(water) + 木 (wood) + 九. Originally referred to dyeing cloth with plant pigments.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal