Memory phrase for the character: 曾
曾
Meaning
former, previously, once, already Pronunciation
céng, zēng
ceng2, zeng1
Explanation Variation of 曽, which shows: out of 丷, field 田, sun 日
Mnemonic
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At rain 丷 on the field as under the sun, that's how we worked formerly. Radicals
曾
former, previously The mnemonics understand the middle of this radical 曾/曽 as a variation of 'field 田'.
曰
say, speak This radical is very similar to the sun 日. But it is to be understood as a mouth 口 with a tongue 一 , which stands for “to speak”.
Vocabulary
曾经 céng jīng
once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
669
不曾 bù céng
never (have done sth)
2946
曾国藩 Zēng Guó fān
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
6744
曾国藩 Zēng Guó fān
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