噌

cēng
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to scold, whoosh!

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

噌 has 口 mouth as the meaning part and 曾 céng as the sound part. It first meant bells and drums sounding together. The reading cēng means to scold, a later development.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

噌chēng
sound of bells etc

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