溶化

rónghuà
verb #21,242

Meanings

  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to melt (in liquid)
  3. 3 to liquefy

Examples

Táng zài rè shuǐ zhōng hěn kuài rónghuà le.
The sugar dissolved quickly in hot water.
Bīngkuài zài yǐnliào zhōng rónghuà, shǐ yǐnliào biàn liáng.
The ice melted in the drink, making it cold.

Tips

mistakes
溶化 (rónghuà) means dissolving in liquid. Don't confuse with 融化 (rónghuà, same pronunciation) which means melting of solids like ice or metal due to heat. Though they sound identical, 溶化 involves liquid dissolving and 融化 involves phase change from solid to liquid.

Stroke Order

róng
huà