Chinese word

融

Pronunciation

Pinyinróng

Meaning

  • verbmelt

Example

冰块在太阳下融了。bīng kuài zài tài yáng xià róng le

The ice melted in the sun.

Illustration for 融 (melt)

More examples

新同事很快就融入了团队。xīn tóng shì hěn kuài jiù róng rù le tuán duì

The new colleague quickly blended into the team.

Core concept

A hard boundary gives way, so a solid flows or separate things become part of one whole.

Common phrases

  • 融入róng rù

    blend into

  • 融合róng hé

    merge

Similar words

融化róng huà: Melting as ice or another solid warms and becomes liquid.
熔化róng huà: Turning metal or ore into liquid through strong heat.
融入róng rù: Joining a group or environment and becoming a natural part of it.
融合róng hé: Combining different things so that they mix together and become one.

Definition in Chinese

受热或在一定条件下，固体变为液体；引申为事物相互融合或合并，作动词用。shòu rè huò zài yí dìng tiáo jiàn xià gù tǐ biàn wéi yè tǐ yǐn shēn wèi shì wù xiāng hù róng hé huò hé bìng zuò dòng cí yòng

Word origin

融 (róng, "melt") first described a solid becoming fluid under heat, and its meaning later widened to things or groups becoming one.

Usage tips

  • English often uses different verbs for a substance changing state and separate groups joining, while Chinese can use this one verb across both settings.

Other meanings

  • dissolveverb

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