Meaning
to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance
Chinese: 容纳、允许或容貌。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “rong” becomes a different word in each tone. 容 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to
- 内容nèi róngcontent; substance; details
- 形容xíng róngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
- 笑容xiào róngsmile; smiling expression
- 美容měi róngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify
Example Sentence
这个教室能容纳五十个学生。Zhè ge jiào shì néng róng nà wǔ shí ge xué sheng.This classroom can hold fifty students.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this教室jiào shìclassroom能néngcan容纳róng nàto hold五十wǔ shífifty个ge(measure word)学生xué shengstudent。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
宀 (roof) over 谷 (valley): a house roomy as a valley — ‘to hold, contain; to allow, tolerate, permit; appearance, looks, expression; ease (容易)’ (内容, 容易, 形容).
A way to remember it
Roomy as a valley — to contain; to tolerate; a face (面容).