容 róng to hold; to contain; to allow

Made up of [谷 gǔ valley; grain radical 150, 宀 mián roof radical 40]

Note

Can be thought as retaining grain (gu) under a roof
Number of strokes: 10

Related characters

Also uses 谷 gǔ component: 欲 yù (to wish for)
Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) 定 dìng (to set) 富 fù (rich) 宫 gōng (palace) 官 guān (official) 寒 hán (cold) 家 jiā (house) 客 kè (customer) 宁 nìng (better) 室 shì (room) 实 shí (real) 宋 song (Song) 它 tā (it) 穴 xué (cave) 宜 yí (proper) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 灾 zāi (disaster) 字 zì (letter)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

谈何容易 tán hé róng yì Not as easy as it seemed
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ Two equally talented or able employees do not work well together

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