扎染

紮染

zārǎn

noun #67,796

Meanings

1 tie-dye
2 to tie-dye

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她买了一条扎染围巾。

Tā mǎi le yì tiáo zārǎn wéijīn.

She bought a tie-dyed scarf.

HSK 6

大理的白族扎染以蓝白两色闻名。

Dàlǐ de Báizú zārǎn yǐ lán bái liǎng sè wénmíng.

The tie-dye of the Bai people in Dali is famous for its blue and white.

Tips

mistakes

扎 here means 'to tie' and is read zā, not zhā 'to prick'. The cloth is tied or stitched tightly before it goes into the dye, so the bound parts stay white.

Stroke Order

扎 zhā

染 rǎn