曾 céng

ㄘㄥˊ

HSK 3 TOCFL L3 常用国字12 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1once

2already

3ever (in the past)

4previously

5(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

6former

Etymology

ideographic · A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off

Radical

曰 · to speak; to say

Composition

⿳丷？日

Writing

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Words with 曾

曾经céngjīng 曾céng 不曾bùcéng 似曾相识sìcéng-xiāngshí 未曾wèicéng 何曾hécéng 曾孙zēngsūn 曾祖zēngzǔ 曾祖父zēngzǔfù 曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ 曾几何时céngjǐhéshí 曾经沧海céngjīngcānghǎi

Often confused with

曾经 vs 已经

Sounds like: ceng2