曾 - céng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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曾

céng

Definition

once
already
ever (in the past)
former
previously
(past tense marker used before verb or clause)

Other pronunciations

zēng

great-grand (father, child etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (16)

增

zēng

to increase; to expand; to add

蹭

cèng

to rub against; to walk slowly; to freeload (colloquial)

僧

sēng

monk; Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order

赠

zèng

to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

to detest

to scold; whoosh!

cauldron; rice pot

silk fabrics

to tie; to bind

large square net

lofty; precipitous

arrow with a streamer

橧

zēng

dwelling on top of wooden stakes

short hair; unkempt

not yet (Wu dialect)

sound of bells etc

Related words (7)

曾经

céng jīng

once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

曾几何时

céng jǐ hé shí

just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..

great-grandparents

never (have done sth)

何曾

hé céng

did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)

never before

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted

Idioms (1)

曾经沧海

céng jīng cāng hǎi

(lit.) having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); (fig.) widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

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