融

róng
#1,223 most
frequent character
to melt, to thaw, to blend, to merge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

融 pairs 鬲, a cooking vessel, as a picture part with 虫 chóng as a sound part; 虫 stands for 蟲 here. It first meant smells rising from cooking, then grew to melt, blend, and harmonious.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

融róng
old variant of 融[rong2]

Homophones

容róng
to hold, to contain, to allow
荣róng
glory, honor, thriving

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