溶

róng

to dissolve

soluble

water (氵) + róng sound (容) = to dissolve

容 gives the sound róng; the water radical anchors the meaning to liquids. Think of a substance disappearing into water — becoming contained within it.

氵+容→溶
容To containPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

糖放进水里就会溶化。

táng fàng jìn shuǐ lǐ jiù huì róng huà。

Sugar dissolves when put into water.

这种药片很容易溶于水中。

zhè zhǒng yào piàn hěn róng yì róng yú shuǐ zhōng。

This kind of tablet dissolves in water very easily.

Words with 溶

易溶

yì róng

soluble

岩溶

yán róng

(geology) karst

水溶

shuǐ róng

water soluble

速溶

sù róng

quick-dissolving

速溶咖啡

sù róng kā fēi

instant coffee

不溶

bù róng

insoluble

即溶咖啡

jí róng kā fēi

instant coffee

可溶

kě róng

soluble

可溶性

kě róng xìng

solubility

微溶

wēi róng

slightly soluble

气溶胶

qì róng jiāo

aerosol

水溶性

shuǐ róng xìng

soluble (in water)

More characters with 氵

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