渲染

xuànrǎn

verb #24,879

Meanings

1 to render (computing/art)
2 to add washes of color or ink (Chinese painting)
3 to exaggerate
4 to embellish

Characters

to wash (with water/ink in painting)

to dye / to color / to spread

Examples

这款软件可以渲染出非常真实的三维图像。

Zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ xuànrǎn chū fēicháng zhēnshí de sānwéi túxiàng.

This software can render very realistic three-dimensional images.

画家用淡墨渲染山水，营造出朦胧的意境。

Huàjiā yòng dàn mò xuànrǎn shānshuǐ, yíngyào chū ménglóng de yìjìng.

The painter used light ink washes to render the landscape, creating a misty atmosphere.

媒体不要过度渲染恐慌情绪。

Méitǐ bùyào guòdù xuànrǎn kǒnghuāng qíngxù.

The media should not exaggerate the sense of panic.

Tips

usage

渲染 has two main registers: (1) the technical computing/art sense of rendering an image; (2) the figurative sense of embellishing or exaggerating, often with a negative connotation (过度渲染, to over-dramatize). The art origin refers specifically to Chinese wash painting technique.

Stroke Order

渲 xuàn

染 rǎn