The Chinese Radical: 曾


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Meaning
former, previously    曾

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 4
to increase, to expand, to add
zēng
Left: earth , right: formerly /曽 (At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly.)
(Now we have soil erosion. But:) The earth formerly: increased.
JLPT HSK 5
former, previously, once, already
céng, zēng
Variation of 曽, which shows: out of , field , sun
At rain on the field as under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.
JLPT HSK 6
to give as a present, to repel, to bestow (title)
zèng
Left: shell/money , right: formerly (=曽, At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly.)
Money was formerly given as present.
JLPT no HSK
monk, Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
sēng
Left: person , right: formerly (At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a monk.
JLPT no HSK
hatred, to detest
zēng
Left: feeling , right: formerly (=曽- At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly)
Feelings from formerly: the hatred.
JLPT no HSK
to rub against, to walk slowly
cèng
Left: foot, sufficient , right: formerly (=曽 - At rain on the field as under the sun , that's how we worked formerly.)
The foot formerly rubbed against sth. (like the ground) causing a slow walk.

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