Definitions
stuffy (nose); nasal (voice)
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齆 (wèng) is a phono-semantic compound denoting a nasal medical condition. It is composed of the semantic component 鼻 (nose) on the left and the phonetic component 雝 (yōng or wèng) on the right, which supplies the pronunciation. The meaning includes a stuffy, congested nose, and the characteristic heavy nasal twang that results from a cold or illness. Although the phonetic element 雝 originates from symbols for birds and water, its role here is strictly phonetic, with no semantic contribution. The character is mainly found in medical contexts or descriptive writing about altered voice and breathing difficulties.
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