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染料 (rǎn liào) — dyestuff; dye; pigment

Definition

noun
dyestuffdyepigment

Examples

  • 染料。
    Zhè zhǒng rǎn liào kě yǐ yòng lái rǎn bù liào.
    This type of dye can be used to dye fabric.
  • 染料。
    Huà xué rǎn liào de shǐ yòng ràng yī fu yán sè gèng xiān yàn.
    The use of chemical dyes makes clothes more brightly colored.
  • 染料。
    Chuán tǒng de zhí wù rǎn liào huán bǎo yòu ān quán.
    Traditional plant dyes are environmentally friendly and safe.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

染rǎndye
料liàomaterial

"染" (dye) and "料" (material) combine to name material used for dyeing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

染 combines 氵 (water), 九 (hook), and 木 (tree): something hung on a hook from a tree into water to dye it.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

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