溶入 (róng rù) — to dissolve into (a liquid); to merge into, to become part of (metaphorically)

Definition

A verb meaning 'to dissolve into' — used both literally (a substance entering a liquid) and metaphorically (becoming part of a larger whole, like a culture or system).

verb
to dissolve into (a liquid)to merge intoto become part of (metaphorically)

Examples

  • 溶入。
    Táng wán quán róng rù le shuǐ lǐ.
    The sugar has completely dissolved into the water.
  • 溶入。
    Tā nǔ lì róng rù dāng dì de wén huà.
    He tried hard to merge into the local culture.
  • 溶入。
    Zhè ge xīn zhèng cè jiāng róng rù xiàn yǒu de fǎ lǜ tǐ xì.
    This new policy will integrate into the existing legal system.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

溶róngdissolve
入rùenter

溶 (dissolve) and 入 (into) combine to mean dissolve into or merge into.

Characters in this word

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
容
容róng溶róng
Same sound today

溶 has 氵 (water) on the left and 容 on the right, with 容 giving the sound róng.

Open 溶 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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