曾 ceng2
adverb
: already; once; previously
曾 zeng1
noun
: relationship between great grandparents & great grandchildren (paternal)
Kun Reading
曾て | かつて katte
adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-;
: (Usually written using kana alone) never yet (with -ve verb); never before; first time; still not happened
On Reading
そう sou; ぞ zo
曾 | ひ hi OR そう sou OR ひい hii
prefix
: great grand child/parent
Usage:
未曾 wei4ceng2: never b4
曾經[经] ceng2jing1: once; previously
與 ceng2yu3: once with
曾於[于] ceng2yu2: previously in
不曾 bu4ceng2: never (have done something)
何曾 he2ceng2: did I ever…?
未曾 wei4ceng2: never b4
[未曾有 | みそう misou OR みぞう mizou: unprecedented; unheard of]
也曾 ye3ceng2: also once
曾孫[孙] zeng1sun1: great-grandson
[ひこ hiko: great-grandchild – obsolete kana OR ひまご imago OR そうそん souson]曾祖 zeng1zu3: great-grandfather (paternal)
曾祖父 zeng1 zu3fu4: paternal great-grandfather [ひじじ hijiji]
曾祖母 zeng1 zu3mu3: paternal great-grandmother [ひばば hihaha]
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a bear’s
an ancient steamer releasing steam [八 ] (ba1: eight)
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a bear’s
an ancient steamer releasing steam [八 ] (ba1: eight)
假借 Phonetic Loan.
Original form [甑] zeng4: cauldron; rice pot
historical variant: 曽
Examples:
非洲曾經被稱為黑暗大陸。
(fei1zhou1 ceng2jing1 bei4 cheng1 wei4 hei1an4 da4lu4)
Africa was once called the Dark Continent.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
