róng

to hold

surname Rong; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance

roof (宀) + valley (谷) = contain, tolerate, countenance

A valley (谷) under a roof (宀) suggests a sheltered hollow — a space that holds and contains. From that sense of physical capacity comes the idea of tolerance and outward appearance.

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RoofSemantic
ValleyPhonetic, Semantic

这个箱子能很多东西。

zhè ge xiāng zi néng róng hěn duō dōng xi。

This box can hold a lot of things.

他不别人说他的坏话。

tā bù róng bié rén shuō tā de huài huà。

He does not tolerate others speaking badly of him.

Words with 容

遗容

yí róng

the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)

邹容

zōu róng

Zou Rong (1885-1905), a martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, died in jail in 1905

重形式轻内容

zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng

heavy on form, light on substance

间不容发

jiān bù róng fà

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)

阵容

zhèn róng

troop arrangement

雍容

yōng róng

natural

雍容大度

yōng róng dà dù

generous

零容忍

líng róng rěn

zero tolerance

电容

diàn róng

capacitance

电容器

diàn róng qì

capacitor

电磁兼容性

diàn cí jiān róng xìng

electromagnetic compatibility

电解电容

diàn jiě diàn róng

electrolytic capacitor

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