熔解

róngjiě

verb #36,000

Meanings

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

Characters

to melt (solids)

to break apart / to dissolve

Examples

HSK 6

高温下,金属会熔解。

Gāowēn xià, jīnshǔ huì róngjiě.

At high temperatures, metals melt.

HSK 7-9

实验员观察了铁的熔解过程。

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