容 róng contain
contain; hold; appearance; allow
How to remember 容: 宀 house + 谷 valley = contain. The new house down in the valley is so big that Grandma says "Finally a home that can contain the whole family."
Component breakdown
容 = 宀 house + 谷 valley
- 宀 house
- 谷 valley
The new house down in the valley is so big that Grandma says "Finally a home that can contain the whole family."
How it came to be
A roof over a valley with its mouth open. Two things that hold whatever is put in them, which is why the one word is to contain, to allow, and how much room there is.
How it is used
- Two senses: "to contain/allow" and "appearance." 容量 (róngliàng) capacity, 内容 (nèiróng) content - vs 笑容 (xiàoróng) smile, 面容 (miànróng) facial features.
- 容易 (róngyì) = easy is its top word: 很容易 (hěn róngyì) very easy. 形容 (xíngróng) = to describe/portray (in words).
- 从容 (cóngróng) = calm and unhurried; 好容易 (hǎoróngyì) confusingly means "only with great difficulty," same as 好不容易 - a classic false-transparent trap.
Characters built with 容
Words with 容
- 容易róngyìeasyHSK 3
- 内容nèiróngcontentHSK 4
- 形容xíngróngto describeHSK 5
- 好容易hǎoróngyìwith great difficultyHSK 6
- 容量róngliàngcapacityHSK 6
- 笑容xiàoróngsmileHSK 6
- 不容bùróngmust notHSK 7
- 从容cóngróngto go easyHSK 7
- 包容bāoróngto pardonHSK 7
- 容许róngxǔto permitHSK 7
- 美容měiróngto improve one's appearanceHSK 7
- 从容不迫cóngróng-búpòcalmHSK 8
- 兼容jiānróngcompatibleHSK 8
- 刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnto brook no delayHSK 8
- 容光焕发róngguāng-huànfāface glowing (idiom)HSK 8
- 容器róngqìreceptacleHSK 8
- 容忍róngrěnto put up withHSK 8
- 容纳róngnàto holdHSK 8
- 容貌róngmàoone's appearanceHSK 8
- 容颜róngyánmienHSK 8
- 宽容kuānrónglenientHSK 8
- 纵容zòngróngto indulgeHSK 9
- 阵容zhènróngtroop arrangementHSK 9
Example sentences
- 冬天容易感冒。 Dōngtiān róngyì gǎnmào.It's easy to catch a cold in winter.
- 这本书的内容很难。 Zhè běn shū de nèiróng hěn nán.The content of this book is difficult.