融通

róngtōng

verb

Meanings

1 to circulate (especially capital)
2 to raise financing
3 to intermingle, merge

Characters

to flow through, connect

Examples

中小企业融通资金困难。

Zhōngxiǎo qǐyè róngtōng zījīn kùnnán.

Small and medium enterprises have difficulty raising capital.

两种文化相互融通。

Liǎng zhǒng wénhuà xiānghù róngtōng.

The two cultures intermingle with each other.

Tips

usage

In finance, 融通 is close to 融资 (róngzī) — raising/circulating capital. In abstract or cultural contexts, it means bringing disparate things together into a coherent whole.

Stroke Order

融 róng

通 tōng