The Chinese Radical: 曾


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Meaning
former, previously    曾

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
to increase, to expand, to add
zēng
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.  
HSK 5
former, previously, once, already
céng, zēng
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.  
HSK 6
to give as a present, to repel, to bestow (title)
zèng
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.  
no HSK
monk, Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
sēng
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.  
no HSK
hatred, to detest
zēng
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.  
no HSK
to rub against, to walk slowly
cèng
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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