曾 céng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- Made of
- 丷 horns 日 sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
曾
céng
once (in the past)
Character
Example phrases
- 我曾去北京。 Wǒ céng qù Běijīng. I once went to Beijing.
- 他曾是老师。 Tā céng shì lǎoshī. He was once a teacher.
- 她曾住这里。 Tā céng zhù zhèlǐ. She used to live here.