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容: to hold; appearance

By November 27, 2013October 6th, 2015Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

容 róng

adjective | verb
: to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance

Kun Reading

かたち katachi

noun
: form; shape; figure
: visage

いれる ireru

ichidan verb
: to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
: to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
: to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy); to take (advice); to listen to; to pay attention to
: to include
: to pay (one’s rent)
: to cast (a vote);
: to make (tea, coffee)
: to turn on (a switch)
: to send (a fax); to call

かんばせ kanbase

noun
: face; honor; dignity

On Reading

よう you

noun
: form; shape; figure
: visage

 Usage:

容易 rong2yi4: easy; likely [ようい youi]
容許[许] rong2xu3: to permit; allow
容器 rong2qi4: receptacle; vessel [ようき youki]
容納[纳] rong2na4: to hold; contain; tolerate
容忍 rong2ren3: to put up with; to tolerate
容貌 rong2 mao4: one’s appearance; looks; features [ようぼう youbou: looks; personal appearance]
整容 zheng3 rong2: plastic surgery [せいよう seiyou: straighten one’s posture]
美容 mei3 rong2: to improve one’s appearance (using cosmetics/cosmetic surgery); to beautify
[びよう biyou: beauty of figure or form]
美容覺[觉] mei3 rong2 jiao4: beauty sleep (before midnight)
美容師 mei3 rong2 shi1: hair dresser; beautician (male) [びようし biyoushi: beautician; beauty artist]
內[内]容n ei4rong2: content; substance
形容 xing2rong2: to describe; description; appearance [けいよう keiyou: describing; figure; appearance]
笑容 xiao4rong2: smile [笑顔 | えがお egao]
不容 bu4rong2: not tolerate; not welcome
縱[纵]容 zong4rong2: to indulge; to connive at 

Japanese Expression
佳容 | かよう kayou: comely face
容を改む | ようをあらたむ you o aratamu: to change one’s appearance

Chinese idiom
容華絕代 [容华绝代 ] rong2 hua2 jue2 dai4
: to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty
容顏失色 rong2 yan2 shi1 se4
: of pale or colorless complexion
從從容容 cong2 cong2 rong2 rong2: unhurried; all in good time
笑容可掬 xiao4 rong2 ke3 ju1
: smiling wholeheartedly: beaming from ear to ear

 Etymology:


会意 Associative Compound .
宀 (mian2 roof); KangXi radical 40
(gu3: valley; gorge)

 Examples:


這個字形容得妙極了。
zhe4ge zi4 xing2rong2 de2 miao4 ji2le.
That word describes it perfectly.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary

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