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溶解

róngjiě

to dissolve

A spoon stirs crystals dissolving in a glass of water
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Characters in this word

溶 róng

Strokes
13
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 容 appearance, looks
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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解 jiě

Strokes
13
Radical
角 — angle, corner
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 解

Example phrases

  • 盐分在高温水中迅速溶解,形成透明的饱和溶液。 Yánfèn zài gāowēn shuǐ zhōng xùnsù róngjiě, xíngchéng tòumíng de bǎohé róngyè. The salt dissolved rapidly in the hot water, forming a clear saturated solution.
  • 糖放进热茶里很快就溶解了。 Táng fàng jìn rè chá lǐ hěn kuài jiù róngjiě le. The sugar dissolved quickly once it was put into the hot tea.
  • 这种药片需要放进水里才能溶解。 Zhè zhǒng yàopiàn xūyào fàng jìn shuǐ lǐ cáinéng róngjiě. These tablets need to be put in water in order to dissolve.

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