Definitions
short hair; unkempt
Etymology
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鬙 (sēng) is a phono-semantic compound describing unkempt or disheveled hair. Its semantic component 髟 relates to hair, while 曾 (zēng/céng) provides the pronunciation. The character appears almost exclusively in descriptive compounds like 鬅鬙 (péngsēng), vividly depicting a messy head of hair. Unlike characters that develop abstract meanings, 鬙 remains a specialized term focused solely on the visual state of hair.