曾
Zēng

once; ever (in 曾经)

HSK 3曰 曰

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Zēngsurname Zeng
  • céngonce; already; ever (in the past)
  • zēnggreat-grand (father, child etc)

3Structure

曾
Top-middle-bottom structure上中下结构

曾 is built from 3 parts.

丷+？+日

4Common Words with 曾

曾zēng

once; ever

曾经zēng jīng

once; ever; in the past

未曾wèi zēng

never; have not

不曾bù zēng

never; have not

似曾相识sì zēng xiāng shí

seem familiar; déjà vu

何曾hé céng

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

5Example Sentences

我曾经去过北京。

wǒ zēng jīng qù guò běi jīng。

I have been to Beijing before.

我们似曾相识。

wǒ mén sì zēng xiāng shí。

We seem to have met before.

Other Characters Pronounced “ceng” / “zeng”

层
céngHSK 2

layer; level; storey (of a building)

增
zēngHSK 3

to increase; to add (in 增加)

综
zèngHSK 4

heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles)

赠
zèngHSK 5

to give as a present

曽
céng

Japanese variant of 曾[céng]

噌
cēng

to scold

嶒
céng

lofty

蹭
cèng

to rub against

6Printable Worksheet

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曾
Zēng

once; ever (in 曾经)

Common Words
zēng
曾
once; ever
zēng jīng
曾经
once; ever; in the past
wèi zēng
未曾
never; have not
bù zēng
不曾
never; have not
sì zēng xiāng shí
似曾相识
seem familiar; déjà vu
hé céng
何曾
did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
Tracing Practice
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