染 (rǎn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 染 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 染
污染
to pollute; pollution
工厂排放的废气污染了空气。
Gōngchǎng páifàng de fèiqì wūrǎn le kōngqì.
Factory emissions polluted the air.
Tasks Featuring 染 / 相关任务
Words containing 染 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 染
染 (rǎn) means to dye; to pollute (as in 污染). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".