容 (róng): to contain, appearance
容 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “to contain, appearance.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 谷 (structural). It ranks #442 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 容 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- to contain, appearance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 容
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 容易adjective | róng yì | easy | 3 |
| 内容noun | nèi róng | content | 4 |
| 形容verb | xíng róng | to describe | 5 |
| 笑容noun | xiào róng | smile | 6 |
| 容量noun | róng liàng | capacity | 6 |
| 好容易adjective | hǎo róng yì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 容忍verb | róng rěn | to put up with |
| 容器noun | róng qì | receptacle |
| 整容verb | zhěng róng | plastic surgery |
| 宽容adjective | kuān róng | lenient |
| 好不容易adjective | hǎo bù róng yì | with great difficulty |
| 美容verb | měi róng | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) |
| 收容所noun | shōu róng suǒ | temporary shelter |
| 容许verb | róng xǔ | to permit |
| 不容verb | bù róng | must not |
| 纵容verb | zòng róng | to tolerate or condone wrongdoing |
| 包容verb | bāo róng | to pardon |
| 容纳verb | róng nà | to hold |
| 容貌noun | róng mào | one's appearance |
| 容光焕发phrase | róng guāng huàn fā | face glowing (idiom) |
| 面容noun | miàn róng | appearance |
容 appears in 100 compound words: 24 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 容 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear; out of one's wits
to allow or admit no doubt; to not open to doubt; to be beyond doubt; to be absolutely certain
it is no easy matter to give good advice (especially to one's superior); to speak is difficult; easier said than done
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 容.
Example Sentences
这个容器可以装五升水，足够一天的使用量。
Zhè gè róngqì kěyǐ zhuāng wǔ shēng shuǐ, zúgòu yì tiān de shǐyòngliàng.
This container can hold five liters of water, enough for a day's use.
沈桂贤:饮酒养猪不是问题!砂拉越多元包容才是真实力
沈 guì xián yǐn jiǔ yǎng zhū bù shì wèn tí ! shā lā yuè duō yuán bāo róng cái shì zhēn shí lì
Shen Guixian: Drinking and raising pigs is no problem! Sarawak's true strength lies in its diversity and inclusivity.
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邱 偲 琹 jiē mì 妝 róng 關 鍵 zì 妝 qián jí jiù fēn 鐘 xiǎo 臉 訣 竅 gōng 開
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chū yī jì sǎo dì yú shì dù kuān róng 倪 kě mǐn xū rán fàng yān huā hòu zì fā qīng lǐ
First-day-of-the-year sweeping taboo calls for reasonable tolerance; Nicky Liew urges voluntary cleanup after fireworks display.
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你看过富士山吗? 它美得无法形容。
Nǐ kàn guo Fùshì Shān ma? tā měi déwú fǎ xíngróng.
Have you ever seen Mt. Fuji? It is beautiful beyond description.
德语学起来容易吗？
Déyǔ xué qǐlai róngyì ma?
Is German easy to learn?
戒烟容易，戒你太难！
Jièyān róngyì, jiè nǐ tài nán!
Quitting smoking is easy, quitting you is too hard.
要掌握法语一点都不容易。
Yào zhǎngwò Fǎyǔ yīdiǎn dōu bù róngyì.
It's not easy to master French at all.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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