How to say “melt” in Chinese

融化
rónghuà

melt, thaw

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Land, sea, weather”

“Melt” in Chinese is 融化, róng huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

融化 is read róng huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

róng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
huà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

融
róng — melt; blend

On the right, 虫 “insect”. 金融 — finance, 融化 — to melt.

化
huà — transform, change

On the left, 亻 “person”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “融化”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 融化. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 太阳一出来雪就融化了tàiyángyìchūlái,xuějiùrónghuàleAs soon as the sun came out, the snow melted.
  • 地球两极的冰正在加速融化dìqiúliǎngjídebīngzhèngzàijiāsùrónghuàThe ice at the Earth's poles is melting faster and faster.

More words from the lesson “In the rain and by moonlight”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “melt” in Chinese?

“Melt” in Chinese is 融化, pinyin rónghuà.

What does 融化 mean?

融化 (rónghuà) means “melt, thaw”.

How do you write 融化?

融化 is 2 characters: 融 (róng) — melt; blend; 化 (huà) — transform, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 融化?

融化 is read rónghuà. Tones: róng — second tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“melt” in the lesson “In the rain and by moonlight”

This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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