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Zēng

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Zēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zēng | Zeng1
English translation
surname Zeng
great-grand (father, child etc)
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
céng | ceng2
English translation
once
already
ever (in the past)
former
previously
(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
already, formerly, once; the past

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About Zēng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Zēng

Contains the radical

yuē

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

A rice cooker on heat , building up steam  ha and letting it off

Etymology of Zēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

ha

Explanation

Pictograph of a cooking pot. Based on the original meaning "cauldron; cooking pot", now written as zèng . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using Zēng

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晴雯一生 yī shēng 有关 yǒu guān 男女 nán nǚ 情感 qíng gǎn zhī 出入 chū rù , wéi 宝玉 bǎo yù 而已 éryǐ ,洁身自爱,未曾 wèi céng 逾越 yú yuè lún Cháng .

In the ancient society , she was destined to be a tragedian.

de yǎn qíng Zēng duì 正在 zhèngzài 发生 fāshēng de 事情 shìqing 不加 bù jiā 理会 lǐ huì .

My eyes had been blinded to what was going on.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ réng zài 埋头 mái tóu 撰写 zhuàn xiě Zēng 允诺 yǔn nuò de běn 新书 ?

Is Tom still working at the new book that he promised?

时钟 shí zhōng Zēng 经历 jīnglì le 50 Nián de 激烈 jīliè 争论 zhēnglùn .

The clock paradox has occasioned lively controversy for over 50 years.

平壤 Píng rǎng 周五 Zhōu wǔ zài Dōng 海岸 hǎi àn Zēng 发射 fāshè le Méi 短程 duǎn chéng 导弹 dǎodàn .

On Friday, Pyongyang also fired a short - range missile off its east coast.

Words with Zēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Zēng once Zēng
曾经 céngjīng once曾經
不曾 bù céng hasn't yet不曾 bù céng
未曾 wèi céng hasn't ever未曾 wèi céng
似曾相识 sì céng xiāng shí seemingly familiar似曾相識
曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù
曾几何时 céng jǐ hé shí just a while before曾幾何時
曾庆红 Zēng Qìng hóng Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008曾慶紅
曾荫权 Zēng Yìn quán Sir Donald Tsang or Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944-)曾蔭權
曾国藩 Zēng Guó fān Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man曾國藩
曾祖母 zēng zǔ mǔ father's father's mother曾祖母 zēng zǔ mǔ
何曾 hé céng did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)何曾 hé céng
曾孙 zēng sūn great-grandson曾孫
曾经沧海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)曾經滄海
曾祖 zēng zǔ great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)曾祖 zēng zǔ
曾纪泽 Zēng Jì zé Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia曾紀澤
曾子 Zēng zǐ Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学 Dà xué [Dà​xué]曾子 Zēng zǐ
曾孙女 zēng sūn nǚ great-granddaughter曾孫女
曾巩 Zēng Gǒng Zeng Gong (1019-1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家 Táng Sòng bā dà jiā 曾鞏
曾都区 Zēng dū qū Zengdu district of Suizhou city 隨州市|随州市 Suí zhōu shì [Suí​zhōu​shì], Hubei曾都區
曾都 Zēng dū Zengdu district of Suizhou city 隨州市|随州市 Suí zhōu shì [Suí​zhōu​shì], Hubei曾都 Zēng dū
曾朴 Zēng Pǔ Zheng Pu (1872-1935), novelist and publisher曾樸

Zēng Decomposition & Compounds

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Zēng Decomposition

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Zēng Compounds

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  • Zēng
    • zēng , zèng , cèng , zēng , céng , zēng , zēng , zēng , sēng , , , , , , zēng , , , ,
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