冶 (yě): to smelt, to cast, seductive in appearance

冶 (yě) is a Chinese character meaning “to smelt.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 冫 (structural) and 台 (structural). It ranks #2625 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 冫 ice7 strokesFrequency #2625冫 structural 台 structural

Definitions

to smelt
to cast
seductive in appearance

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
冶炼	yě liàn	to smelt metal
冶金学	yě jīn xué	metallurgy
冶金	yě jīn	metallurgy
陶冶	táo yě	lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
妖冶	yāo yě	pretty and flirtatious
大冶市	dà yě shì	Daye, a county-level city in Huangshi City 黃石市\|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 Shi4], Hubei
古冶区	gǔ yě qū	Guye, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei
陶冶情操	táo yě qíng cāo	to cultivate one's mind
大冶	dà yě	see 大冶市[Da4 ye3 Shi4]
冶天	yě tiān	ATI, brand name of AMD graphics cards
冶容	yě róng	to mold (into seductive shape)
古冶	gǔ yě	see 古冶區\|古冶区[Gu3 ye3 Qu1]
冶游	yě yóu	to go courting
李冶	lǐ yě	Li Jilan 李季蘭\|李季兰[Li3 Ji4 Lan2] or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
冶荡	yě dàng	lewd

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

冶 appears in 19 compound words: 53 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 16 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 冶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

炼liàn

0.6604,932 co-occurrences

矿kuàng

0.5423,936 co-occurrences

金jīn

0.52422,464 co-occurrences

厂hǎn

0.4492,322 co-occurrences

锻duàn

0.448222 co-occurrences

铸zhù

0.447708 co-occurrences

钢gāng

0.4291,026 co-occurrences

铁tiě

0.4223,264 co-occurrences

炉lú

0.416360 co-occurrences

陶táo

0.4141,242 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们冶字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yě zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "冶."

上海有色网Apr 2026

冶金机械2026年4月有色合金锆硅铁粉采购...

yě jīn jī xiè 2 0 2 6 nián 4 yuè yǒu sè gě jīn 锆硅 tiě fěn cǎi gòu . . .

上海有色网Apr 2026

西南某铅冶炼厂检修恢复日产铅锭200吨

xī nán mǒu qiān yě liàn hǎn jiǎn xiū huī fù rì chǎn qiān 锭 2 0 0 dūn

InvestingMar 2026

中国中冶(601618.SH)发布2025年度业...

zhōng guó zhōng yě ( 6 0 1 6 1 8 . S H ) fā bù 2 0 2 5 nián dù yè . . .

上海有色网Mar 2026

朝阳外购冶金焦炭等项目采购招标公告

cháo yáng wài gòu yě jīn jiāo tàn děng xiàng mù cǎi gòu zhāo biāo gōng gào

Procurement Tender Announcement for Projects Including the Purchase of Metallurgical Coke in Chaoyang

上海有色网Mar 2026

鞍钢重机冶金公司FA100126011200001...

鞍 gāng chóng jī yě jīn gōng sī F A 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 . . .

Ansteel Heavy Machinery Metallurgical Company FA100126011200001...

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 冶 (yě) mean in Chinese?

冶 (yě) primarily means "to smelt." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2625 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 冶 have?

冶 is written with 7 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 冶?

The radical associated with 冶 is 冫 (ice). This radical appears in many characters related to ice.

What are the components of 冶?

冶 is composed of: 冫 (structural), 台 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰冫台 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 冶?

Common words with 冶 include: 冶炼 (yě liàn, "to smelt metal"); 冶金学 (yě jīn xué, "metallurgy"); 冶金 (yě jīn, "metallurgy"); 陶冶 (táo yě, "lit. to fire pots and smelt metal"); 妖冶 (yāo yě, "pretty and flirtatious"). There are over 19 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 冶 (yě)?

Several characters share the pronunciation yě: 椰 ((bound form) coconut palm), 爷 (grandpa), 也 (also), 野 (field), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 冶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

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

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