容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
容纳
róngnà
to contain; to accommodate; to tolerate
Characters in this word
纳 nà
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 内 inside
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新建的展馆可以容纳三千名观众，但安全疏散仍需反复演练。 Xīnjiàn de zhǎnguǎn kěyǐ róngnà sān qiān míng guānzhòng, dàn ānquán shūsàn réng xū fǎnfù yǎnliàn. The newly built exhibition hall can accommodate three thousand spectators, but emergency evacuation still needs repeated drills.
- 这个教室只能容纳三十名学生，再多就得换更大的地方。 Zhège jiàoshì zhǐ néng róngnà sānshí míng xuésheng, zài duō jiù děi huàn gèng dà de dìfāng. This classroom can only hold thirty students; any more and we'd have to move to a bigger place.
- 这座城市容纳了来自世界各地的人才，大家一起努力工作。 Zhè zuò chéngshì róngnà le láizì shìjiè gèdì de réncái, dàjiā yìqǐ nǔlì gōngzuò. This city has taken in talented people from all over the world, who all work hard together.
Related words
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 容易 róngyì easy
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 好容易 hǎoróngyì with difficulty
- 容量 róngliàng capacity
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile
- 包容 bāoróng to tolerate; to include
- 不容 bùróng not to allow; not to tolerate
- 从容 cóngróng calm; composed; unhurried
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 兼容 jiānróng to be compatible; to accommodate both
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay