熔

róng
容 + 火

Definitions

róng to smelt; to fuse

Etymology

To form 容 hot metal 火; 容 also provides the pronunciation

About

熔 is a phono-semantic compound that pairs the semantic radical 火 (fire) on the left, here signifying the hot metal or the necessary intense heat, with the phonetic component 容 (róng) on the right. It refers to the process of melting or fusing solid substances, particularly metals, by heating them until they become liquid. This directly mirrors the crucial step in metallurgy where solid ores or metals are reduced to a molten state for casting. Consequently, 熔 has become the primary character for expressing 'melt' in contemporary scientific and industrial language.

Example Sentences Hide

高温能熔化金属。

Gāowēn néng rónghuà jīnshǔ.

High temperature can melt metals.

熔岩从火山流出来。

Róngyán cóng huǒshān liú chūlái.

Lava flows out from the volcano.

工厂用熔炉冶炼钢铁。

Gōngchǎng yòng rónglú yěliàn gāngtiě.

The factory uses a furnace to smelt steel.

这种材料在高温下会熔融。

Zhè zhǒng cáiliào zài gāowēn xià huì róngróng.

This material will melt at high temperature.

熔化的塑料可以重新塑形。

Rónghuà de sùliào kěyǐ chóngxīn sùxíng.

Melted plastic can be reshaped.

他们正在研究金属的熔点。

Tāmen zhèngzài yánjiū jīnshǔ de róngdiǎn.

They are studying the melting point of metals.

熔接技术需要精确的温度控制。

Róngjiē jìshù xūyào jīngquè de wēndù kòngzhì.

Welding technology requires precise temperature control.

为了防止熔渣堵塞，工人们定期清理熔炉。

Wèile fángzhǐ róngzhā dǔsè, gōngrénmen dìngqī qīnglǐ rónglú.

To prevent slag blockage, workers regularly clean the furnace.

Related Characters

Component: 容

溶 蓉 镕 榕 鰫 鎔 瑢

Component: 火

灵 炮 灭 烟 炸 伙 灯 秋 烧 爆 烦 灰 炎 灾

Example Words

熔炉 熔点 熔化 熔岩 熔炼 朱熔基 熔断 熔浆 熔解 热熔胶