Definitions
stuffy (nose); nasal (voice)
Etymology
About
The character 齆 (wèng) is a phono-semantic compound describing a nasal condition. It combines the semantic radical 鼻 (nose) on the left with the phonetic component 雝 (yōng/wèng) on the right, which indicates the pronunciation. The character signifies a stuffy or congested nose, or speech affected by a nasal tone, often due to a cold. Although 雝 contains elements related to birds and water, it serves only a phonetic function here. 齆 specifically denotes the physical state of nasal blockage and is typically used in medical or descriptive contexts concerning breathing or voice alteration.