(xuàn): wash (color)

(xuàn) is a Chinese character meaning “wash (color).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (water). It ranks #4050 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: water12 strokesFrequency #4050

Definitions

  1. wash (color)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
xuàn rǎnrendering (computing)
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

清晨的面波光粼粼,倒映着岸边的柳树。

qīng chén de xuàn miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .

The water shimmered in the early morning light, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.

SmzdmApr 2026

索尼开窍了?Xperia 1 VIII染图曝光,祖传设计终被打破

suǒ ní kāi qiào le ? X p e r i a 1 V I I I xuàn rǎn tú pù guāng , zǔ chuán shè jì zhōng bèi dǎ pò

風傳媒Mar 2026

染“婚姻恐惧”? 脱口秀又出事,小帕遭微...

xuàn rǎn hūn yīn kǒng jù ? tuō kǒu xiù yòu chū shì , xiǎo pà zāo wēi . . .

Hk01.comMar 2026

...美女脱口秀演员“小帕”遭禁言 贴文被指“染婚育焦虑”

. . . měi nǚ tuō kǒu xiù yǎn yuán xiǎo pà zāo jīn yán tiē wén bèi zhǐ xuàn rǎn hūn yù jiāo lǜ

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

蓝白喊关税重启谈判昔前功尽弃 他批刻意染恐慌

lán bái hǎn guān shuì chóng qǐ tán pàn xī qián gōng jǐn qì tā pī kè yì xuàn rǎn kǒng huāng

LtnFeb 2026

...有其他法源维持关税政策 林俊宪:蓝白刻意染恐慌

. . . yǒu qí tā fǎ yuán wéi chí guān shuì zhèng cè lín jùn xiàn : lán bái kè yì xuàn rǎn kǒng huāng

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 渲 (xuàn) mean in Chinese?
渲 (xuàn) primarily means "wash (color)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4050 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 渲 have?
渲 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 渲?
The radical associated with 渲 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are common words containing 渲?
Common words with 渲 include: 渲染 (xuàn rǎn, "rendering (computing)"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 渲 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 渲 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.