Chinese surname · rank 353
融
融 is read as róng.
róng
Simplified and traditional 融
melt, fuse; blend, harmonize
Earth
Time: Ancient surname tradition, before 221 BCE; exact calendar year not pinned by the attached sources
Place: Zhu Rong ancestor-name tradition; later Nankang commandery prestige layer.
Origin note
Rong is handled as a rare surname with a narrow but consistent traditional source layer. The main account links it to Zhu Rong, the fire-official title associated in surname tradition with Chongli or Li under the Gaoxin/Emperor Ku cycle; later descendants are said to have split into Zhu and Rong branches. Because this material belongs to ancient myth-history and later surname books, the page records it as a traditional ancestor-name account rather than as a verified continuous genealogy. Later summaries also connect Rong families with Nan-kang as a commandery or prestige location. This entry therefore separates the everyday meaning of , such as melting or blending, from the surname-origin story, and keeps the Zhu Rong material as a cautious surname tradition supported by multiple surname-reference summaries.
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