TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
融
融 ＝ 鬲 ＋ 虫
ㄖㄨㄥˊ · róng
verb — to melt, dissolve; to merge, blend
字源 FORM — what the parts do
鬲義a three-legged cauldron over heat
虫聲chóng — gives the sound
IFchóng → róng — both initial and final shift, an old worn match
Steam climbing off a heated cauldron (鬲) — heat rising, things loosening and running together. 虫 chóng carries the sound, far worn from the modern reading. From the rising steam come 融化 and 融合; warmth that spreads and softens gives 融洽.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鼎（鬲）下生火，熱氣一股股往上融——鍋裡的東西全化開了。
A fire under the cauldron (鬲), the steam rising in coils — and everything inside runs together.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)炊氣上升、熔化— rising steam; to melt
→融化、融解— to melt, dissolve常用
⇒融合、融洽— to blend; harmonious
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
螢yíngthe lookalike sharing — 螢 caps it with fire-glow 熒 (the firefly); 融 sets the cauldron beside it