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曾
céng
already, formerly, once; the past
💡 Ideographic:
A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off
Words Using 曾 (32)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
曾经
céngjīng
once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
5
曾经
céngjīng
once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾
zēng
great-grand (father, child etc)
曾
zēng
great-grand (father, child etc)
曾
céng
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾
céng
once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
曾
Zēng
surname Zeng
曾
Zēng
surname Zeng
不曾
bùcéng
never (have done sth)
不曾
bùcéng
never (have done sth)
曾祖父
zēngzǔfù
father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather
曾祖父
zēngzǔfù
father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather
未曾
wèicéng
never before
未曾
wèicéng
never before
曾祖母
zēngzǔmǔ
father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother
曾祖母
zēngzǔmǔ
father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother
何曾
hécéng
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
何曾
hécéng
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
似曾相识
sìcéngxiāngshí
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted
似曾相识
sìcéngxiāngshí
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿳丷？日
i
Component Tree i
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
6 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1