溶 (róng): to dissolve, soluble
溶 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “to dissolve.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 容 (phonetic). It ranks #2222 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 溶 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to dissolve
- soluble
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溶解 | róng jiě | to dissolve |
| 溶液 | róng yè | solution (chemistry) |
| 溶化 | róng huà | to melt |
| 溶剂 | róng jì | solvent |
| 速溶 | sù róng | quick-dissolving |
| 可溶性 | kě róng xìng | solubility |
| 水溶性 | shuǐ róng xìng | soluble (in water) |
| 易溶 | yì róng | soluble |
| 溶洞 | róng dòng | (geology) solutional cave (typically, a limestone cave) |
| 溶小体 | róng xiǎo tǐ | see 溶酶體|溶酶体[rong2 mei2 ti3] |
| 溶解性 | róng jiě xìng | soluble |
| 溶解度 | róng jiě dù | solubility |
| 溶小体储积症 | róng xiǎo tǐ chǔ jī zhèng | lysosomal storage disease (LSD) |
| 溶源性 | róng yuán xìng | lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體|噬菌体[shi4 jun1 ti3]) |
| 溶血病 | róng xuè bìng | hemolytic disease of newborn (breakdown of red blood cells due to alloimmune reaction between mother and fetus) |
溶 appears in 34 compound words: 56 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 21 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 溶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
清晨的溶面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de róng miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The morning sun glistens on the melting surface of the water, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
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轩 zhú shēng wù B ( 0 2 5 7 5 ) : ān nài lā 唑 钠 cháng róng piàn ( ān jiǔ wèi ) zhì liáo fǎn liú xìng shí guǎn yán zhōng guó I I I . . .
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...阿诺曝曾骑车后双脚发麻、发烫 医揭横纹肌溶解症5大高危族群
. . . ā nuò pù céng qí chē hòu shuāng jiǎo fā má , fā tàng yī jiē héng wén jī róng jiě zhèng 5 dà gāo wēi zú qún
... Arnold revealed that his feet were numb and hot after cycling, and the doctor revealed the 5 high-risk groups of rhabdomyolysis
...mier 技术实现更高灵敏度并减少样品与溶剂消耗
. . . m i e r jì shù shí xiàn gēng gāo líng mǐn dù bìng jiǎn shǎo yàng pǐn yǔ róng jì xiāo hào
... Mier technology enables higher sensitivity and reduced sample and solvent consumption
霜还没有开始溶化。
Shuāng hái méiyǒu kāishǐ rónghuà.
The hoarfrost hasn't yet begun to thaw.
如果你喝速溶咖啡，就不需要咖啡壶了。
Rúguǒ nǐ hē sùróngkāfēi, jiù bù xūyào kāfēihú le.
If you drink instant coffee you do not need a coffee pot.
雪已经开始溶了。
Xuě yǐjīng kāishǐ róng le.
Snow has begun to melt.
水中的冰溶掉了。
Shuǐ zhōng de bīng róng diào le.
The ice in the water melted.
Character Family
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