堝 (guō) - Crucible — a heat-resistant container used for melting & also refers to a melting pot or a

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Crucible — a heat-resistant container used for melting metals or other materials;

also refers to a melting pot or a place where different elements interact and combine.

Crucible — a heat-resistant container used for meltingalso refers to a melting pot or a

Usage highlights

Crucible furnaceGraphite cruciblePorcelain crucibleMelting crucibleLaboratory crucibleCultural crucible

Synonyms

  • 熔炉— furnace; melting pot

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The chemist heated the substance in a crucible (坩埚).
  • This city is a cultural melting pot (文化坩埚).
  • The laboratory crucible (实验坩埚) is made of porcelain.
  • The gold was melted in a graphite crucible (石墨坩埚).

Collocations

  • Crucible furnace(坩埚炉)
  • Graphite crucible(石墨坩埚)
  • Porcelain crucible(瓷坩埚)
  • Melting crucible(熔化坩埚)
  • Laboratory crucible(实验坩埚)
  • Cultural crucible(文化坩埚)

Idioms

  • A crucible of cultures(文化坩埚)
  • The crucible of war(战争坩埚)
  • A crucible for talent(人才坩埚)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in metallurgy and alchemy for melting and refining metals.
  • Metaphorically represents a place or situation where different elements mix and transform, similar to the English concept of a 'melting pot'.

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