Chinese symbol for “stuffy”
闷
mēn
Traditional: 悶
stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stuffy is 闷 (mēn), defined as: stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stuffy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 齆 | wèng | stuffy (nose); nasal (voice) |
| 齉 | nàng | stuffy (nose); nasal (voice) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 闷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郁闷 (鬱悶) | yù mèn | gloomy; depressed |
| 纳闷 (納悶) | nà mèn | puzzled; bewildered |
| 闷热 (悶熱) | mēn rè | sultry; sultriness |
| 沉闷 (沉悶) | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy |
| 苦闷 (苦悶) | kǔ mèn | depressed; dejected |
| 闷闷不乐 (悶悶不樂) | mèn mèn bù lè | depressed; sulky |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stuffy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.