融 (róng): to melt, to blend
融 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “to melt, to blend.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 鬲 (semantic) and 虫 (phonetic). It ranks #1219 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 融 cauldron. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 蛋 (dàn, egg), 虽 (suī, although), 虫 (chóng, insect).
Definitions
- to melt, to blend
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 融
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 融入verb | róng rù | to blend into | 6 |
| 融化verb | róng huà | to melt | 6 |
| 金融noun | jīn róng | banking | 6 |
| 融合verb | róng hé | a mixture | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 融洽 | róng qià | harmonious |
| 融为一体 | róng wéi yī tǐ | to fuse together (idiom) |
| 通融 | tōng róng | flexible |
| 融资 | róng zī | financing |
| 交融 | jiāo róng | to blend |
| 金融家 | jīn róng jiā | financier |
| 消融 | xiāo róng | to melt (e.g. an icecap) |
| 其乐融融 | qí lè róng róng | (of relations) joyous and harmonious |
| 金融界 | jīn róng jiè | banking circles |
| 融解 | róng jiě | to melt |
| 融融 | róng róng | in harmony |
| 金融业 | jīn róng yè | financial sector |
| 融汇 | róng huì | fusion |
| 融会贯通 | róng huì guàn tōng | (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject |
| 熔融 | róng róng | to melt |
融 appears in 71 compound words: 37 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 48 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 融 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to gain a thorough understanding of something by integrating knowledge from different areas
to gain a thorough understanding of something by integrating knowledge from different areas
Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 融.
Example Sentences
冰雪融化后，河水上涨了。
Bīngxuě rónghuà hòu, héshuǐ shàngzhǎng le.
After the ice and snow melted, the river water rose.
《金融股》玉山金去年净利342.9亿元再创新猷...
jīn róng gǔ yù shān jīn qù nián jìng lì 3 4 2 . 9 yì yuán zài chuàng xīn 猷 . . .
"Financial Stocks" Yushan Gold's net profit last year was 34.29 billion yuan, setting a new record...
壶口瀑布冰凌消融气势磅礴
hú kǒu bào bù bīng líng xiāo róng qì shì bàng 礴
The ice melting of Hukou Waterfall is majestic
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yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái tōng zhèng quàn zī guǎn mǎ xiǎo lì : hòu zhí jīn róng wéi mín de sè , yǐ . .
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qīng dǎo héng xīng kē jì xué yuàn chǎn jiào róng gě xié tóng chū hǎi , huì jiù quán qiú huā xīn tú . .
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nuǎn yì róng róng zǒu jìn shǎng hǎi jī chǎng jiàn shè zhě xiǎo zhèn
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谁能融化你的铁石心肠？
Shéi néng rónghuà nǐ de tiěshíxīncháng?
Who could melt that stone heart of yours?
他和他所有的同学相处融洽。
Tā hé tā suǒyǒu de tóngxué xiāngchǔ róngqià.
He is on goods terms with all of his classmates.
他自称为金融专家。
Tā zìchēng wèi jīnróng zhuānjiā.
He claimed to be an expert in finance.
当温度升高的时候，冰就会融化成水。
Dāng wēndù shēnggāo de shíhou, bīng jiù huì rónghuà chéng shuǐ.
Ice turns to water when it gets warm.
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