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The character for melting, now primarily represented by 熔 incorporating the fire radical, originated from the traditional form 鎔 that featured the metal radical alongside the phonetic component 容, initially specifying the smelting of metals. This phonetic element 容, meaning to contain or accommodate, contributed conceptually to the idea of holding or transforming substance through heat. Over time, the character's semantic scope widened from metallurgy to encompass any fusion process involving heat, which prompted a shift in its pictorial emphasis from the material being melted to the agent of change, thereby favoring the fire radical over metal to more directly signify the application of heat in the melting process.
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高温能熔化金属。
熔岩从火山流出来。
工厂用熔炉冶炼钢铁。
这种材料在高温下会熔融。
熔化的塑料可以重新塑形。
他们正在研究金属的熔点。
熔接技术需要精确的温度控制。
为了防止熔渣堵塞，工人们定期清理熔炉。