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容

róng

HSK 3 Character

What 容 means

1. to hold
2. to contain
3. to allow
4. to tolerate
5. appearance
6. look
7. countenance

Other readings

容 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Róngsurname Rong

Example sentences

• 说得容易。
  It is easy to talk.
• 这很容易。
  This is easy.
• 可不容易。
  It hasn't been easy.
• 这车容易开。
  This car handles very easily.
• 纸容易着火。
  Paper burns easily.
• 第二课容易。
  Lesson Two is easy.

Words starting with 容

• 容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
• 容忍róng rěnto put up with; to tolerate
• 容纳róng nàto hold; to contain; to accommodate
• 容貌róng màoone's appearance; one's aspect; looks
• 容器róng qìreceptacle; vessel; (computing) container
• 容量róng liàngcapacity; volume; quantitative (science)
• 容颜róng yánmien; complexion
• 容许róng xǔto permit; to allow
• 容不得róng bu déunable to tolerate; intolerant; unable to bear sth
• 容积róng jīvolume; capacity
• 容光焕发róng guāng huàn fāface glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles
• 容身róng shēnto find a place where one can fit in; to make one's home; to seek shelter
• 容下róng xiàto hold; to admit; to accommodate
• 容克Róng kèJunker (German aristocracy); Jean-Claude Juncker (1954-), Luxembourgish politician, prime…
• 容受róng shòuto tolerate; to accept (criticism, resignation etc); same as 容纳接受
• 容或róng huòperhaps; maybe; probably
• 容让róng ràngto make a concession; to be accommodating
• 容止róng zhǐlooks and demeanor
• 容错róng cuò(of a system) fault-tolerant
• 容积效率róng jī xiào lǜvolumetric efficiency (engine technology)
• 容量分析róng liàng fēn xīquantitative analysis; volumetric analysis
• 容华绝代róng huá jué dàito be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
• 容颜失色róng yán shī sè(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan
• 容祖儿Róng Zǔ érJoey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress

Words containing 容

• 内容nèi róngcontent; substance; details
• 形容xíng róngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
• 阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
• 从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm; unruffled
• 刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay; to demand immediate action
• 笑容xiào róngsmile; smiling expression
• 好不容易hǎo bù róng yìwith great difficulty; very difficult
• 宽容kuān rónglenient; tolerant; indulgent
• 美容měi róngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery)…
• 从容cóng róngto go easy; unhurried; calm
• 不容bù róngmust not; cannot; to not allow
• 面容miàn róngappearance; facial features
• 形容词xíng róng cíadjective
• 包容bāo róngto pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance
• 慕容Mù rónga branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑; two-character surname Murong
• 好容易hǎo róng yì(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time…
• 收容shōu róngto provide a place to stay; to house; to accommodate
• 整容zhěng róngplastic surgery
• 兼容jiān róngcompatible
• 纵容zòng róngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior
• 美容院měi róng yuànbeauty salon; beauty parlor
• 市容shì róngappearance of a city
• 收容所shōu róng suǒtemporary shelter; hospice; refuge (e.g. for animals)
• 无地自容wú dì zì róng(idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face

Characters that look like 容

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你
• 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
• 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球
• 宾bīnvisitor; guest; object (in grammar)
• 窑yáokiln; oven; coal pit
• 窈yǎo(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳

Sounds the same

Read róng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 荣glory; honor; thriving
• 融to melt; to thaw; to blend
• 溶to dissolve; soluble
• 绒velvet; woolen
• 蓉paste made by mashing beans or seeds etc; used in 芙蓉
• 榕Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
• 熔to smelt; to fuse
• 戎generic term for weapons (old); army (matters); military affairs
• 茸(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy
• 嵘used in 峥嵘
• 瑢used in 瑽瑢
• 蝾salamander