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交融 (jiāo róng) — to blend, to mingle, to fuse together (often of abstract things)

Definition

Literary verb for abstract things (cultures, emotions, styles) blending or merging into each other. Stronger than 混合 (mixing distinct items) — 交融 implies the elements become integrated.

verb
to blendto mingleto fuse together (often of abstract things)

Examples

  • 交融，。
    Bù tóng wén huà zài zhè lǐ jiāo róng, xíng chéng le dú tè de fēng gé.
    Different cultures blend here, forming a unique style.
  • 交融。
    Tā de zuò pǐn zhōng jiāo róng le zhōng xī fāng de yì shù yuán sù.
    His works blend Chinese and Western artistic elements.
  • ，交融。
    Zài nà yí kè, xǐ yuè yǔ bēi shāng jiāo róng zài yì qǐ.
    At that moment, joy and sorrow mingled together.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

交jiāocross
融róngmelt

交 gives intercrossing and 融 gives melting, so together they describe things blending or mingling.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

Open 交 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鬲鬲gécauldron
Sound part声符shēngfú
蟲
蟲chóng融róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

融 pairs 鬲, a cauldron, with 蟲, which gives the sound.

Open 融 →
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