Taxonomy of meanings for 壅:  

  • 壅 yòng (OC: qoŋ MC: ʔioŋ) 於用切 去 廣韻:【加土㙲田 】
  • 壅 yòng (OC: qoŋs MC: ʔioŋ) 於用切 去 廣韻:【 】
  • 壅 yǒng (OC: qoŋʔ MC: ʔioŋ) 於隴切 上 廣韻:【壅堨亦塞也障也又音邕 】
  • 壅 yōng (OC: qoŋ MC: ʔioŋ) 於容切 平 廣韻:【塞又音擁 】
    • BLOCK
      • nab.post-V{NUM}五壅
      • nabactthe being blocked (from relevant information)
      • nabfigurativeblockage (of the mind, of thoughts)
      • vadNpassivewhat is blocked> blocked
      • vibe blocked up, be isolated from what is important
      • vt(oN)stand in the way of the contextually definite object
      • vtoNGY, ZZ: block up, isolate from information
      • vtoNpassivebe blocked, get isolated from what is important
      • vtoNfromblock others from
      • vtoNblock the flow of or inCH
    • CONGEAL
      • ACCUMULATE
        • TILL
        • HINDER

          Additional information about 壅

          說文解字:

            Criteria
          • BLOCK

            [[CONGERIES]]; [GENERAL], [SPECIFIC]

            1. Sè 塞 (ant. tōng 通 "be unblocked") is the standard word for blocking the progress of something, or for blocking up an opening, and the word specifically refers to the blocking of things from getting out of something.

            [GENERAL]

            2. Yǎn 掩 is the standard word for blocking visual access to an object.

            [SPECIFIC]

            3. Yōng 壅 (ant. chè 徹 "unblock") refers to blocking things from entering.

            [SPECIFIC]

            4. Dāng 當 refers to a deliberate act of standing in the way of something or ensuring that something cannot proceed in a natural way.

            [SPECIFIC]

            5. Bì 閉 refers to the blocking of something so as to prevent it to get out. See LOCK.

            [SPECIFIC]

            6. Xiàn 限 refers to a border as blocking access. See BORDER

            Word relations
          • Assoc: (BLOCK)勒/RESTRAIN Lè 勒 and kòng 控 (all ant. fàng 放 "set free") refer to a vigorous act of restraining someone or something by force.
          • Assoc: (BLOCK)蔽/BLOCK
          • Assoc: (BLOCK)塞/BLOCK Sè 塞 (ant. tōng 通 "be unblocked") is the standard word for blocking the progress of something, or for blocking up an opening, and the word specifically refers to the blocking of things from getting out of something. [GENERAL]
          • Oppos: (BLOCK)決/OPEN Jué 決 (ant. dǔ 堵 "block up" and sè 塞 "block up") refers to the opening up of an artificial waterway for circulation.