镕 (róng) · to smelt; to melt down (metal)

Meanings

1 to smelt; to melt down (metal)
2 a mould for casting metal

Characters

镕

róng

to smelt; casting mould

Examples

HSK 7-9

古代工匠把青铜镕化后铸成器物。

Gǔdài gōngjiàng bǎ qīngtóng róng huà hòu zhù chéng qìwù.

Ancient craftsmen melted bronze and cast it into vessels.

HSK 7-9

朱镕基曾任中国总理。

Zhū róng jī céng rèn Zhōngguó zǒnglǐ.

Zhu Rongji once served as Premier of China.

Tips

usage

An older equivalent of 熔 ('to melt'), now seldom used except in classical texts and names. The best-known modern bearer is the former premier 朱镕基.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold

The metal radical on the left, the side form of 金. It marks 镕 as a word about metalworking, here smelting and casting.

phonetic

容 róng

to contain; to hold

Supplies the sound exactly: standalone 容 is also róng. Its 'to hold / contain' sense fits faintly, since a casting mould holds the molten metal.

Stroke Order

镕 róng

Related Words

朱镕基 Zhū Róngjī

Zhu Rongji / PRC politician, Premier of the State Council (1998-2003)

倒下 dǎoxià #4,263

to fall down / to collapse / to be struck down

打倒 dǎdǎo HSK 7-9 #5,212

to overthrow / to knock down / down with

关闭 guānbì HSK 5 #2,087

to close; to shut / to shut down; to close down

融化 rónghuà HSK 6 #6,011

to melt / to thaw

倒 dào HSK 4 #553

to invert; to place upside down / to pour out; to tip out; to dump / inverted; upside down; reversed / to go backward / but; yet; on the contrary

击倒 jīdǎo #6,826

to knock down / to knock out / to strike down

扔下 rēngxià #5,051

to throw down / to abandon / to leave behind

平息 píngxī HSK 7-9 #9,278

to calm down; to subside; to quell / to pacify; to put down (unrest)

跪下 guìxià #4,909

to kneel down / to get on one's knees