Chinese Character 曾 Meanings and components.

Form

曾

Meaning

曾 meaning[3] in English

Surname Zeng.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 曾 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are eight (八) , surname Tian (田) , and to speak (曰)

Its radical[1] is: 曰 (yue1) which means: To Speak, To Say, .曰yue1to speak

In cangjie it is written with CWA

How to write 曾

To write曾ceng2surname Zeng you should write a combination of 八ba1eight 田tian2surname Tian , 曰yue1to speak arranged in a 吕 shape:

八 + 田 + 曰 = 曾

曾 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 曾 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 曾, looks as follow:

曾
Pinyin:ceng2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Zeng
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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