Memory phrase for the Kanji: 曾


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Meaning former, previously, once, already

Pronunciation

céng, zēng

Explanation

Variation of 曽, which shows: out of , field , sun

Mnemonic


 
At rain on the field as under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.

Radicals

former, previously
say, speakThis radical is very similar to the sun . But it is to be understood as a mouth with a tongue , which stands for “to speak”.
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 Vocabulary

 曾经  céng jīng  once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
 不曾  bù céng  never (have done sth)
 曾国藩  Zēng Guó fān  Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
 曾国藩  Zēng Guó fān  


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