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噌

cēng

Character

What 噌 means

1. to scold
2. whoosh!

Other readings

噌 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chēngsound of bells etc

Words containing 噌

• 味噌wèi cēngmiso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso"); also pr. wèi zēng
• 味噌汤wèi cēng tāngmiso soup

Characters built on 曾

These share the phonetic component 曾 (céng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 增zēng(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
• 赠zèngto give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
• 憎zēngto detest
• 僧sēng(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽
• 蹭cèngto rub against; to walk slowly; (colloquial) to freeload
• 甑zèngcauldron; rice pot
• 缯zēngsilk fabrics
• 罾zēnglarge square net

Characters that look like 噌

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 增zēng(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
• 僧sēng(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽
• 噜lūgrumble; chatter
• 嘈cáobustling; tumultuous; noisy
• 噔dēng(onomatopoeia) thud; thump