味噌 Traditional form: 味噌 Pinyin (reading): wèicēng Definitions: miso (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味噌 "miso") also pr. (wèizēng) Characters: 味 - taste; smell, odor; delicacy 噌 - to scold, to shout at Traditional characters: 味 - taste; smell, odor; delicacy 噌 - to scold, to shout at