染料

染

rǎn

料

liào

dye

Characters and words in 染料

染

rǎn = r + an3

to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting

染 = 木 + 氿 : Robinson Crusoe (r) finds that there is a small mountain spring (氿) in the anthill (an3). Unfortunately it is contaminated (染) by a plastic Christmas tree (木) standing next to it. The BPA and dye from the Christmas tree leak into the water and change the creek's color (染).

料

liào = li + ao4

material / stuff / grain / feed / to expect / to anticipate / to guess

料 = 斗 + 米 : Li Qingzhao sees the matador fighting a sack of rice in the aorta's bathroom. At least she thinks she is fighting the sack of rice as he is repeatedly stabbing it. Truth is that he is working as inspector and taking samples of the rice to inspect the material.