曾 (cang4 zang1 | ceng2 zeng1) : once; ever; great-grand (father/child)

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曾

cang4 zang1

ceng2 zeng1

[粵] cang4 | [國] ceng2
[adv] once; formerly; ever

[粵] zang1 | [國] zeng1
(1) [adj] related as between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents
(2) [n] a Chinese family name

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 曰 (#73)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

曾

Don't confuse with:
會

This word has been viewed 10911 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jun 2013 00:14

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曾經 cang4 ging1 ceng2 jing1 = previously; once in the past

未曾 mei6 cang4 wei4 ceng2 = never; not yet

不曾 bat1 cang4 bu4 ceng2 = never

曾孫 zang1 syun1 zeng1 sun1 = great grandson

曾孫女 zang1 syun1 neoi5*2 zeng1 sun1 nv3 = great granddaughter; see also 重孫女

曾祖母 zang1 zou2 mou5 zeng1 zu3 mu3 = father's father's mother; paternal great grandmother

曾祖父 zang1 zou2 fu6 zeng1 zu3 fu4 = father's father's father; paternal great grandfather

曾經滄海 cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2 ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 = to have sailed the seven seas; to have experienced much of life

似曾相識 ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1 si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2 = deja vu; faintly familiar

曾幾何時 cang4 gei2 ho4 si4 ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2 = before long; just a while ago
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