céng

ever (in the past); previously

HSK 5 #463

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 463rd character
Radical ⽈ (73.8)
Strokes 12
Index # 2747

Definitions

曾 céng
  1. 1. ever (in the past)
  2. 2. previously
  3. 3. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
  4. 4. once
  5. 5. former
  6. 6. already
曾 zēng
  1. 1. surname Zeng
  2. 2. great-grand (father, child etc)

Stroke order

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Words containing 曾

Word Meaning
previously; once; ever
hasn't ever; hasn't yet
hasn't ever; hasn't (or haven't)
paternal great-grandfather; father's father's father
seemingly familiar
not so long ago; just a while before
father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
great-grandson
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
seemingly familiar
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
Zeng Shen, disciple of Confucius
Zeng Shen, disciple of Confucius
Zeng Guofan, Qing official and general
Zeng Guofan, Qing dynasty official and general
great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
Zengzi, disciple of Confucius
Zeng Xiaogu, early 20th-century actor
great-grandson
great-granddaughter
great-granddaughter
not so long ago; just a while before
Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
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