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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ran3
- English meanings
- to dye, to catch (a disease), to acquire (bad habits etc), to contaminate, to add color washes to a painting
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 氿; bottom 木.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
so; correct
burn; ignite
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Related words
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- 传染
- 传染病
- 感染
- 感染力
- 污染