(róng)

14 strokes

to smelt

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
róng
Meaning
to smelt; to fuse
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火容

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

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How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rónghuà

to melt (of ice, metals etc)

Open 熔化 page →
róngyán

(geology) lava

Open 熔岩 page →
róngduàn

(of fuse wire) to melt; to blow; (fig.) to halt stock trading; (fig.) to su…

Open 熔断 page →
róng

smelting furnace

Open 熔炉 page →
róngdiǎn

melting point

Open 熔点 page →

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