曾(céng): surname Zeng
HSK 312 strokes
Readingscéngzēng
surname Zeng
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- céng / zēng
- Meaning
- surname Zeng
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 曾 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 曾 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 曾
Common words using 曾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
Open 似曾相识 page →céng曾zǐ子
Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian class…
Open 曾子 page →céng曾gǒng巩
Zeng Gong (1019–1083), Song dynasty writer, one of the eight giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 b…
Open 曾巩 page →Related characters
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