Conjugation
Tap for 溶ける (melt)
Tap for 溶かす (melt)
- 溶液 — solution (in chemistry)
- 溶岩 — lava (molten rock)
- 溶解 — dissolution; melting
- 溶接 — welding; fusing metals together
- 溶ける — to melt; to dissolve
- 溶かす — to melt or dissolve something
- 溶く — to dissolve; to work something into a liquid
With the water radical 氵 on the left, 溶 combines the idea of liquid with a container-like form, suggesting something that melts and spreads out inside. From ice melting to sugar dissolving, it captures the image of one substance blending smoothly into another.