速溶 (sù róng) — instant; quick-dissolving | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used almost entirely as a modifier before food/drink nouns (咖啡, 奶粉, 汤) to mean 'instant' — made to dissolve or prepare quickly with hot water.

adjective

instantquick-dissolving

Examples

速溶。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu hē yì bēi sù róng kā fēi.
I drink a cup of instant coffee every morning.
速溶。
Zhè zhǒng sù róng nǎi fěn hěn róng yì chōng kāi.
This kind of instant milk powder dissolves easily.
速溶，。
Chāo shì lǐ mài gè zhǒng sù róng tāng, hěn fāng biàn.
The supermarket sells all kinds of instant soups, very convenient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

溶róngdissolve

速 means quick, and 溶 means dissolve, so it dissolves quickly.

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

辵辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

束

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

速 pairs 辵, the walking part, with 束, which is used for its sound; the walking part fits the meaning of moving fast.

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

氵容溶

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.

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