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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 曾
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 曾 | zēng | - surname Zeng |
| 曾 | céng | - once - already - ever (in the past) - former - previously - (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 曾 | zēng | - great- (grandfather, grandchild etc) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 4 | 643 | 450 | 1,093 |
Other Words Containing 曾
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 曾经 | 5 | 3 | 583 | 865 | 559 |
| 曾 | - | 4 | 643 | 450 | 1,093 |
| 不曾 | - | 5 | 9,618 | 6,883 | 3,843 |
| 未曾 | - | - | 10,743 | 8,974 | 6,743 |
| 曾祖父 | - | - | 12,320 | 55,525 | 64,612 |
| 似曾相识 | - | 8 | 13,034 | 25,060 | 13,688 |
| 曾几何时 | - | - | 20,948 | 26,947 | 16,064 |
| 曾祖母 | - | - | 21,891 | 86,984 | 68,301 |
| 曾孙 | - | - | 35,747 | 53,509 | 48,195 |
| 曾祖 | - | - | 46,247 | 73,351 | 58,875 |
| 曾经沧海 | - | - | 53,438 | 48,688 | 21,544 |