溶 róng
adjective
: to dissolve; soluble
Kun Reading
とく toku
Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal); to mix (water with flour)
とかす tokasu
Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to melt/dissolve
とける tokeru
Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to melt; thaw; fuse; dissolve
On Reading
よう you
Usage:
溶蝕 [蚀] rong2 shi2: dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion
溶化 rong2hua4: to melt; dissolve (sugar) [ようか youka: melting; smelting]
溶液 rong2ye4: solution (chemistry) [ようえき youeki]
溶解 rong2jie3: to dissolve [ようかい youkai: dissolution: solution (chemical); to melt/liquefy]
溶沒[没] rong2mo4: to fade away/disappear
溶蝕 [蚀] rong2 shi2: dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion
[ようしょく youshoku: (geollogical) corrosion; dissolution]
溶岩 rong2 yan2: lava [ようがん yougan]
不溶 bu4rong2: insoluble [ふよう fuyou]
可溶 ke4rong2: soluble [かよう kayou] OR 易溶 yi4rong2
水溶 shui3rong2: water soluble [水溶性 | すいようせい suiyousei]
Japanese
溶点 | ようてん youten: melting point
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
氵 (water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
容 (rong2: hold/contain) provides the sound.
Examples:
雪開始溶掉了。
xue3 kai1shi3 rong2 diao4 le.
The snow is melting.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
