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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to melt, to blend

Etymology & Origin

融

pictophoneticcauldron

Decomposition: ⿰鬲虫 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 融

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
融入verbróng rùto blend into6
融化verbróng huàto melt6
金融nounjīn róngbanking6
融合verbróng héa mixture6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
融洽adjectiveróng qiàharmonious
融为一体phraseróng wéi yī tǐto fuse together (idiom)
通融verbtōng róngflexible
融资verbróng zīfinancing
交融verbjiāo róngto blend
金融家nounjīn róng jiāfinancier
消融verbxiāo róngto melt (e.g. an icecap)
其乐融融phraseqí lè róng róng(of relations) joyous and harmonious
金融界jīn róng jièbanking circles
融解verbróng jiěto melt
融融adjectiveróng róngin harmony
金融业jīn róng yèfinancial sector
融汇verbróng huìfusion
融会贯通phraseróng huì guàn tōng(idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
熔融verbróng róngto melt
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Total compounds
38
As first character
15
As last character
46
As middle character

融 appears in 71 compound words: 38 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 46 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.

金jīn
0.57371,032 co-occurrences
合hé
0.52842,412 co-occurrences
洽qià
0.4962,276 co-occurrences
入rù
0.42518,684 co-occurrences
赁lìn
0.419376 co-occurrences
资zī
0.4087,048 co-occurrences
危wēi
0.3952,138 co-occurrences
冰bīng
0.3942,112 co-occurrences
祝zhù
0.3791,188 co-occurrences
构gòu
0.3743,160 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (7)

金融机关jīn róng jī guānHSK 6+

financial organization

phrase
金融市场jīnróng shìchǎngHSK 6+

financial market

noun
金融危机jīnróng wēijīHSK 6+

financial crisis

noun
其乐融融qílèróngróngHSK 6+

joyous and harmonious

phrase
融会贯通rónghuìguàntōngHSK 6+

to gain a thorough understanding of something by integrating knowledge from different areas

phrase
融为一体róngwéiyītǐHSK 6+

to fuse together; to become one

phrase

Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 融.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

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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...

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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

百度新闻Feb 2026

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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 . .

Foresight Golden Horse|Caitong Securities Asset Management Ma Xiaoli: Cultivate finance as the background of the people, to:

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青岛恒星科技学院:产教融合协同出海,绘就全球化新图..

qīng dǎo héng xīng kē jì xué yuàn chǎn jiào róng gě xié tóng chū hǎi , huì jiù quán qiú huā xīn tú . .

Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology: Integrating Industry and Education for Collaborative Global Expansion, Charting a New Course for Globalization...

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暖意融融 走进上海机场建设者小镇

nuǎn yì róng róng zǒu jìn shǎng hǎi jī chǎng jiàn shè zhě xiǎo zhèn

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Tatoeba

谁能融化你的铁石心肠?

Shéi néng rónghuà nǐ de tiěshíxīncháng?

Who could melt that stone heart of yours?

Tatoeba

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.

Tatoeba

他自称为金融专家。

Tā zìchēng wèi jīnróng zhuānjiā.

He claimed to be an expert in finance.

Tatoeba

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.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced róng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 融 (róng) mean in Chinese?
融 (róng) primarily means "to melt, to blend." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1219 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 融 and 强?
融 (róng) and 强 (qiáng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 虫 vs 弓 (same 虫 component).
How many strokes does 融 have?
融 is written with 16 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 融?
The radical associated with 融 is 虫 (insect). This radical appears in many characters related to insect.
What are the components of 融?
融 is composed of: 鬲 (semantic), 虫 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰鬲虫 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 融?
Common words with 融 include: 融入 (róng rù, "to blend into"); 融化 (róng huà, "to melt"); 金融 (jīn róng, "banking"); 融合 (róng hé, "a mixture"); 融洽 (róng qià, "harmonious"). There are over 71 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 融 (róng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation róng: 容 (to contain, appearance), 荣 (glory), 溶 (to dissolve), 绒 (velvet), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 融 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 融 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.