齉

nàng

stuffy (nose)

nasal (voice)

nose (鼻) + sack (囊) = a nose blocked up like a stuffed bag

鼻 anchors the meaning firmly in the nose. 囊 (sack) mainly lends the sound nàng, though a nose stuffed shut does feel like a sealed pouch.

鼻+囊→齉

囊BagPhonetic

鼻NoseSemantic

他感冒了，说话声音有点齉。

tā gǎn māo le，shuō huà shēng yīn yǒu diǎn nàng。

he has a cold, and his voice sounds a little nasal.

她鼻子堵了，说话齉齉的，听起来很难受。

tā bí zi dǔ le，shuō huà nàng nàng de，tīng qǐ lái hěn nán shòu。

her nose is stuffed up, her speech sounds all nasal, it sounds quite uncomfortable.