曾 (zēng): meaning and stroke order
曾 (zēng) means great- (grandfather, grandchild etc), surname Zeng, once, already, ever (in the past).
曾
- Simplified
- 曾
- Traditional
- 曾 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zēng · céng
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Stroke order of 曾
曾
- Zēng surname Zeng
- céng once; already
- zēng great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
- 12 strokes
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Meaning of 曾
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zēng
- great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
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Zēng
- surname Zeng
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céng
- once
- already
- ever (in the past)
- former
- previously
- (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
Radical and structure
- 曾
- Radical 曰 (Kangxi radical 73) · 12 strokes · 丷 on top, 𭥴 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 曾
- 曾经 céng jīng once; already
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).