Memory phrase for the character: 染

染

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Meaning

dye, color, stain, paint, soak

Pronunciation

SEN
somaru/meru, shimiru

Explanation

 Top: water 氵, nine 九, bottom: tree 木

Mnemonic
 
You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
九 nine
木 tree




 Vocabulary

伝染 でんせん  contagion
感染 かんせん  infection, contagion, epidemic
染まる そまる  to dye
染みる しみる  to have a touch of, to look like
染める そめる  to dye, to colour
汚染 おせん  pollution, contamination

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