熔 (róng): to smelt, to fuse

熔 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “to smelt.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 火 (fire). It ranks #2743 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 火 fire14 strokesFrequency #2743

Definitions

to smelt
to fuse

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
熔岩	róng yán	(geology) lava
熔化	róng huà	to melt (of ice, metals etc)
熔炉	róng lú	smelting furnace
熔解	róng jiě	fusion
熔融	róng róng	to melt
熔炼	róng liàn	to smelt
熔点	róng diǎn	melting point
熔断机制	róng duàn jī zhì	(finance) trading curb
熔化点	róng huà diǎn	melting point
熔断丝	róng duàn sī	fuse wire
熔断	róng duàn	(of fuse wire) to melt
朱熔基	zhū róng jī	common erroneous form of 朱鎔基\|朱镕基, Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
大熔炉	dà róng lú	lit. large smelting furnace
助熔剂	zhù róng jì	flux
熔岩流	róng yán liú	lava flow

Total compounds

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As middle character

熔 appears in 25 compound words: 76 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

消防员迅速赶到，扑灭了熊熊大熔。

xiāo fáng yuán xùn sù gǎn dào , pū miè le xióng xióng dà róng .

Firefighters arrived quickly and put out the raging fire.

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dá měi lè 3 gè dà pī sà 7 9 9 ! kěn dé jī huā shēng róng yán 咔 lā jī tuǐ bǎo 2 gè xiàn shěng 5 5 yuán

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留尼汪岛火山爆发形成熔岩流入印度洋震撼画面(有片)

liú ní wāng dǎo huǒ shān bào fā xíng chéng róng yán liú rù yìn dù yáng zhèn hàn huà miàn ( yǒu piàn )

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亚太股市遭遇“黑色星期一”,韩日期指双双熔断!特朗普最后通牒引恐慌

yà tài gǔ shì zāo yù hēi sè xīng qī yī , hán rì qī zhǐ shuāng shuāng róng duàn ! tè lǎng pǔ zuì hòu tōng 牒 yǐn kǒng huāng

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shèng gài bó shì dēng huì róng yán méi guī dēng tái zhǎn xiàn nǚ xìng zhī měi

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 熔 (róng) mean in Chinese?

熔 (róng) primarily means "to smelt." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2743 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 熔 have?

熔 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 熔?

The radical associated with 熔 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.

What are common words containing 熔?

Common words with 熔 include: 熔岩 (róng yán, "(geology) lava"); 熔化 (róng huà, "to melt (of ice, metals etc)"); 熔炉 (róng lú, "smelting furnace"); 熔解 (róng jiě, "fusion"); 熔融 (róng róng, "to melt"). There are over 25 compound words containing this character.

Is 熔 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 熔 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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