褪

The character "褪" has 14 strokes. "褪" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "褪" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "褪" are "tùn" "tuì" . View the stroke order of "褪">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "褪"

v.: take off (clothes); (of colour) fade; discolour; shed hairs/feathers; slip out of sth; hide sth in one's sleeve

• discolour : v.变色；褪色；使变色；损坏…的色彩

Form words with "褪"

褪着手 hide one's hands in sleeves

Example phrases using "褪"

• 他能不干就不干，遇事每每设法褪套儿。

  He doesn’t do more than he can help and tries to shirk responsibility at every turn.

• 他袖子里褪着一封密信。

  There was a secret note hidden in one of his sleeves.

• 她的裙子洗得褪了色。

  The colour of her dress washed out.

• 阳光晒得窗帘褪了色。

  The sun has faded the curtain.

• 狗褪套儿跑了。

  The dog broke loose and ran away.

• 这颜色不褪。

  The colour will stand. / The colour won’t run.

• 一件褪了色的紫色T恤衫。

  A faded purple T-shirt.

• 褪了色的牛仔裤。

  [with obj.][usu. as adj.faded]faded jeans.

• 黑暗能刺激促进睡眠的褪黑激素。

  Darkness stimulates melatonin, the sleep- inducing hormone.

• 任何用于钢笔的永久或可褪墨水。

  Any permanent or washable ink used with pens.