溶

róng

容 + 氵

Definitions

róng to dissolve; soluble

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 容 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 容

About

The character 溶 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the water radical 氵, which places it in the semantic domain of liquids and aqueous processes. The right side, 容, provides the phonetic element and independently means "to contain". The character's core meaning describes the process of a solid substance dissolving and dispersing uniformly within a liquid solvent. Its usage is most common in scientific contexts, referring specifically to the integration of a solute into a solvent to form a solution.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

糖溶在水里了。

Táng róng zài shuǐ lǐ le.

The sugar dissolved in the water.

食盐容易溶解。

Shíyán róngyì róngjiě.

Table salt dissolves easily.

这是一种酸性溶液。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng suānxìng róngyè.

This is an acidic solution.

冰块在阳光下慢慢溶化。

Bīngkuài zài yángguāng xià mànman rónghuà.

The ice cube slowly melted in the sunlight.

砂糖是水溶性物质。

Shātáng shì shuǐróngxìng wùzhì.

Granulated sugar is a water-soluble substance.

生物实验中需要配制溶液。

Shēngwù shíyàn zhōng xūyào pèizhì róngyè.

Solutions need to be prepared in biological experiments.

这种物质不溶于有机溶剂。

Zhè zhǒng wùzhì bù róng yú yǒujī róngjì.

This substance is insoluble in organic solvents.

污染物溶解于地下水造成了环境问题。

Wūrǎnwù róngjiě yú dìxiàshuǐ zàochéng le huánjìng wèntí.

Pollutants dissolving into the groundwater caused environmental problems.

Related Characters

Component: 容

Component: 氵

溶