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

Meanings

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.

朱镕基曾任中国总理。

Zhū róng jī céng rèn Zhōngguó zǒnglǐ.

Zhu Rongji once served as Premier of China.

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.

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.

镕 róng