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曾 (céng): Once — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 曾

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How to write 曾 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 曾

Past Experience or State

Indicates that something happened in the past or has been experienced before.

曾经 • céng jīng • once • HSK 5
HSK 5
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Example Sentences

tā他
bù不
céng曾
jiàn见
guò过
dà大
hǎi

Information

Pinyincéng
Meaningonce, already, formerly
Strokes12
Radical曰
Traditional曾
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1292
Zhuyinㄘㄥˊ
UnicodeU+66FE
CangjieCWA
céng曾
jīng经

once

不曾 • bù céng • hasn't yet • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bù不
céng曾

hasn't yet

似曾相识 • sì céng xiāng shí • seem to have met before / have a familiar feeling • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sì似
céng曾
xiāng相
shí识

seem to have met before / have a familiar feeling

海
。

He has never seen the ocean.

tā他
céng曾
zài在
běi北
jīng京
xué学
xí习
guò过
sān三
nián年
。

He once studied in Beijing for three years.

tā她
wèi未
céng曾
liào料
dào到
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
。

She never expected it would rain.

wǒ我
céng曾
jīng经
qù去
guò过
běi北
jīng京
lǚ旅
yóu游
。

I have been to Beijing for travel before.

zēng曾
zǔ祖
mǔ母
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
hěn很
duō多
tā她
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
gù故
shi事
。

My great-grandmother told me many stories from her youth.

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

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  • 距jùdistance, interval
  • 捐juānrelinquish; contribute; donate
  • 看kànto see; to read; to watch; to look at
  • 靠kàolean on
  • 颗kēgrain; [measure word for anything small and roundish]
  • 库kùwarehouse, storehouse, repository
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ceng".

  • 层céngstorey
  • 蹭cèngto rub lightly; to scrape
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "曰".

  • 曳yètrail, tow, drag, pull
  • 曹cáoministry officials; surname
  • 曲qǔbent, curved; or a song, tune
  • 替tìto substitute, replace, or take the place of
  • 最zuìmost
  • 更gèngeven more
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