溶入

róngrù

verb #33,786

Meanings

1 to dissolve into
2 to merge into (literally, of liquids/solids)

Characters

to dissolve (of liquids)

Examples

把糖溶入热水中搅拌均匀。

Bǎ táng róngrù rèshuǐ zhōng jiǎobàn jūnyún.

Dissolve the sugar into the hot water and stir until even.

夕阳慢慢溶入了海平线。

Xīyáng mànmàn róngrù le hǎipíngxiàn.

The setting sun slowly melted into the horizon.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 溶入 (with 氵 water radical, 'dissolve into') and 融入 ('to integrate into [a society/culture]'). Same pinyin, different characters and uses: 糖溶入水 (sugar dissolves into water), 移民融入新社会 (immigrants integrate into a new society). 溶 is physical/chemical; 融 is social/abstract.

Stroke Order

溶 róng

入 rù