曾

Zeng1
#463 most
frequent character
surname Zeng

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

曾 was a drawing of a vessel for steaming food, so its first meaning was 'steaming cookware.' The sense 'add, additional' was later borrowed for its sound. From that came 'still'.

Drawn as: steaming vessel

曾 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
增赠
sound9 characters
增僧赠憎蹭甑噌缯罾

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Same Characters, Different Readings

曾céng
once, already, ever (in the past)
曾zēng
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

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