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曾 - céng

already; sign of past

already; sign of past

How to read 曾

Click 曾 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyincéng
Englishalready; sign of past
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

曾参 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 曾子. Please read 曾孙 one more time.

Common words with this character

Zeng Shen , a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]
Zengzi , student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]
great-grandson
Zeng Pu , novelist and publisher

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 曾 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 曾参 and 曾子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 曾.