交融

jiāoróng

verb #31,668

Meanings

1 to blend; mingle; fuse together
2 to become one (of feelings, cultures, elements)

Characters

to interact; cross

Examples

中西文化在这里交融。

Zhōng-Xī wénhuà zài zhèlǐ jiāoróng.

Chinese and Western cultures blend together here.

他的画里色彩交融。

Tā de huà lǐ sècǎi jiāoróng.

Colors merge into one another in his painting.

Tips

usage

交 (interact) + 融 (melt/dissolve) = 'mingle and dissolve into one.' Used for things that genuinely fuse, not just sit side by side: cultures, emotions, music styles, light and shadow. The classic four-character phrase is 水乳交融 'water-and-milk blending' = perfectly harmonious union.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

融 róng