曾子

Zengzi (505-435 BC), student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]

Characters and words in 曾子

曾

ze̅ng = z + (e)ng1

surname Zeng

曾

céng = c + (e)ng2

once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

曾 = 丷 + 囗 + ⺌ + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: I think 曾 just looks like a firefly, with the head (with two feelers) at the top and the glowing body at the bottom.

The firefly is selling aloe vera out of a big wooden box in the kitchen of the Erechtheion. With a big microphone it is advertising the aloe. As it sees a mean crocodile and the King of Chu starting a big fight for the aloe, the firefly is very excited and states that it has never ever seen something like this before.

曾

ze̅ng = z + (e)ng1

great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

Words with 曾子

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