熔合 (róng gě) — fusion (e.g. of metals, nuclear fusion)

Definition

A formal/scientific term for 'fusion' — melting things together (metals, nuclei) or blending styles/cultures. More technical than 融合, which is the everyday word for abstract blending.

noun
fusion (e.g. of metals, nuclear fusion)

Examples

  • 熔合。
    Hé róng gě shì yì zhǒng shì fàng jù dà néng liàng de guò chéng.
    Nuclear fusion is a process that releases huge amounts of energy.
  • 熔合。
    Gāo wēn kě yǐ shǐ tiě hé tóng róng gě zài yì qǐ.
    High temperatures can fuse iron and copper together.
  • 熔合。
    Zhè zhǒng liào lǐ shì zhōng xī róng gě de diǎn fàn.
    This dish is a model of Chinese-Western fusion cuisine.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

熔róngmelt
合héjoin

熔 means to melt and 合 means to join, so the word describes melting and fusing together.

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
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
容
容róng熔
Same sound today

熔 has 火 on the left, showing fire, and 容 on the right, giving its sound.

Open 熔 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →

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