róng

熔

Character · Verb

melt; fuse; smelt; weld

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to melt (metal, solid); to fuse by heat; to smelt

Distinct from 溶 (dissolving in liquid) and 融 (melting of ice/feelings). Primarily used for metals and high-temperature melting processes.

Tiě铁
zài在
gāo高
wēn温
xià下
huì会
róng熔
huà化
chéng成
tiě铁
shuǐ水
 。

Iron will melt into molten iron at high temperatures.

Zhè这
zuò座
róng熔
lú炉
měi每
tiān天
kě可
yǐ以
róng熔
liàn炼
èr二
shí十
dūn吨
gāng钢
 。

This smelting furnace can process twenty tons of steel daily.

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Bīng冰
de的
róng熔
diǎn点
shì是
líng零
shè摄
shì氏
dù度
 。

The melting point of ice is zero degrees Celsius.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shǐ使
yòng用
diàn电
hú弧
róng熔
jiē接
jīn金
shǔ属
guǎn管
dào道
 。

The workers are using electric arcs to weld the metal pipes.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
xíng型
hé合
jīn金
xū需
yào要
zài在
tè特
dìng定
wēn温
dù度
xià下
róng熔
zhù铸
chéng成
xíng型
 。

This new type of alloy needs to be cast at a specific temperature.