The Chinese Radical: 曾

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