熔化

rónghuà

verb #14,232

Meanings

1 to melt
2 to fuse

Characters

to smelt; to fuse

to change; to transform

Examples

HSK 4

冰在阳光下慢慢熔化了。

Bīng zài yángguāng xià mànmàn rónghuà le.

The ice slowly melted in the sunlight.

HSK 6

这种金属需要很高的温度才能熔化。

Zhèzhǒng jīnshǔ xūyào hěn gāo de wēndù cáinéng rónghuà.

This metal requires very high temperatures to melt.

Tips

mistakes

熔化 is for metals/solids melting with heat. 融化 is for ice/snow melting naturally. 溶化 is for dissolving in liquid. All three are pronounced rónghuà.

Stroke Order

熔 róng

化 huà