曾
already, formerly, once; the past; surname Zeng; once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously
- Strokes
- 12
- Pinyin
- céng, zēng
Parts
Built from 曾
Words with 曾
- 不曾bù céng · bucenghasn't yet; hasn't ever
- 何曾hé céng · hecengdid I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)
- 曾参zēng shēn · zengshenZeng Shen (505-435 BC), 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]
- 曾子zēng zǐ · zengziZengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]
- 曾孙zēng sūn · zengsungreat-grandson
- 曾朴zēng pǔ · zengpuZeng Pu (1872–1935), novelist and publisher
- 曾祖zēng zǔ · zengzugreat-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 曾经céng jīng · cengjingonce; already; former
- 曾巩zēng gǒng · zenggongZeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]
- 未曾wèi céng · weicenghasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
- 曾国藩zēng guó fān · zengguofanZeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man
- 曾孝谷zēng xiào gǔ · zengxiaoguZeng Xiaogu (1873-1937), actor and pioneer of Chinese drama in New Culture style
- 曾孙女zēng sūn nǚ · zengsunnugreat-granddaughter
- 曾庆红zēng qìng hóng · zengqinghongZeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
- 曾祖母zēng zǔ mǔ · zengzumufather's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
- 曾祖父zēng zǔ fù · zengzufufather's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
- 曾纪泽zēng jì zé · zengjizeCang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia
- 曾繁仁zēng fán rén · zengfanrenZeng Fanren, president of Shandong University from February 1998 until July 2000
- 曾荫权zēng yīn quán · zengyinquanSir Donald Tsang, aka Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944–), the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–2012)
- 曾都区zēng dū qū · zengduquZengdu, a district of Suizhou City 隨州市|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
- 曾金燕zēng jīn yàn · zengjinyanZeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1]
- 似曾相识sì céng xiāng shí · sicengxiangshidéjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); apparently already acquainted
- 曾外祖母zēng wài zǔ mǔ · zengwaizumugreat-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
- 曾外祖父zēng wài zǔ fù · zengwaizufugreat-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
- 曾几何时céng jǐ hé shí · cengjiheshijust a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..
- 曾祖父母zēng zǔ fù mǔ · zengzufumugreat-grandparents
- 曾经沧海céng jīng cāng hǎi · cengjingcanghailit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom); fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
- 曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún · cengjingcanghainanweishui,chuquewushanbushiyunthere are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things