容 meaning and stroke order
Appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold
How to write 容, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 容
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to hold
- to contain
- to allow
- to tolerate
- appearance
- look
How 容 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Roof.
宀 gives the meaning.
Radical: 宀 (roof), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 容
容 has a roof 宀 on top of a valley 谷 (gǔ). Picture a wide valley under a roof, big enough to hold and contain everything, which is the core idea of 容.
容 rarely stands alone in speech. It mostly appears in words like 容易 (róngyì, easy), 内容 (nèiróng, content) and 笑容 (xiàoróng, smile). Example: 这个问题很容易。 (Zhège wèntí hěn róngyì.) This question is easy.
Common mistake: Learners often write the bottom as 各 or 合 instead of 谷, so check for the two short strokes on top of 人 and 口. Also note that 好容易 and 好不容易 both mean "with great difficulty", not "very easy".
Common words with 容
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 容易 | róngyì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to | HSK 3 |
| 内容 | nèiróng | content; substance; details | HSK 3 |
| 形容 | xíngróng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance | HSK 4 |
| 笑容 | xiàoróng | smile; smiling expression | HSK 6 |
| 好不容易 | hǎobùróngyì | with great difficulty; very difficult | HSK 6 |
| 美容 | měiróng | to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more at | HSK 6 |
| 好容易 | hǎoróngyì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing | HSK 6 |
| 容忍 | róngrěn | to put up with; to tolerate | HSK 7-9 |
| 宽容 | kuānróng | lenient; tolerant | HSK 7-9 |
| 不容 | bùróng | must not; cannot | HSK 7-9 |
| 容许 | róngxǔ | to permit; to allow | HSK 7-9 |
| 容纳 | róngnà | to hold; to contain | HSK 7-9 |
| 包容 | bāoróng | to pardon; to forgive | HSK 7-9 |
| 纵容 | zòngróng | to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior | HSK 7-9 |
容 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 容
Learning 容 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 容
How many strokes are in 容?
容 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 容 mean?
容 (róng) means appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold. A common word with it is 容易 (róngyì), meaning "easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to".
How do you pronounce 容?
容 is pronounced róng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 容?
The radical of 容 is 宀, which carries the idea of "roof". Dictionaries list 容 under this radical.
Is 容 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 容 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Why do 好容易 and 好不容易 mean the same thing?
In these fixed expressions, 好 is an intensifier and the phrase is idiomatic, so both mean something was hard to do. Example: 我好不容易才找到他。 (Wǒ hǎobù róngyì cái zhǎodào tā.) I found him only with great difficulty.
How do you say "there is no room" or "it can hold" with 容?
Use 容纳 (róngnà) for capacity, as in 这个房间能容纳五十人 (zhège fángjiān néng róngnà wǔshí rén), this room can hold fifty people. For tolerating people or behavior, use 容忍 (róngrěn).