融 róng to melt
to melt; to fuse; to blend; to harmonize
How to remember 融: 鬲 three-legged pot + 虫 insect = to melt. Grandma sets the old three-legged pot on the fire, shoos away an insect and waits for the chocolate to melt.
Component breakdown
融 = 鬲 three-legged pot + 虫 insect
- 鬲 three-legged pot
- 虫 insect
Grandma sets the old three-legged pot on the fire, shoos away an insect and waits for the chocolate to melt.
How it is used
- To melt/blend/harmonize - 融化 (rónghuà) to melt (雪融化了 the snow melted), 融合 (rónghé) to fuse/merge.
- 融入 (róngrù) = to blend into/integrate: 融入社会 to integrate into society; 融洽 (róngqià) = harmonious (relations).
- Finance sense: 金融 (jīnróng) finance/banking, 融资 (róngzī) financing/to raise capital.
- 其乐融融 (qílè-róngróng) = warm and harmonious/blissful (of a gathering).