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Chinese symbol for “contamination”

染毒
rǎn dú
contamination

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contamination is 染毒 (rǎn dú), defined as: contamination.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

染 rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
毒 dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
radical 80 ⽏ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 染毒.

WordPinyinMeaning
污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
传染 (傳染)chuán rǎnto infect; contagious
渲染xuàn rǎnrendering (computing); to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting)
传染病 (傳染病)chuán rǎn bìnginfectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
病毒bìng dúvirus
毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics

See also: Japanese symbol for “contamination”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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