熔解

róngjiě
verb #36,000

Meanings

  1. 1 to melt (a solid into liquid)
  2. 2 fusion (in physics)

Examples

HSK 6
Gāowēn xià, jīnshǔ huì róngjiě.
At high temperatures, metals melt.
HSK 7-9
Shíyàn yuán guānchá le tiě de róngjiě guòchéng.
The technician observed the iron's melting process.

Tips

mistakes
Three close words: 熔解 (melting of solids - physics/metallurgy), 溶解 (dissolving in liquid - chemistry), 融化 (melting/thawing - everyday, ice cream, snow). The left radicals distinguish them: 火 (fire) in 熔 versus 氵 (water) in 溶.

Stroke Order

熔 róng
解 jiě