céng

once; already; ever (in the past)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

他曾在这住过五年。

He once lived here for five years.

你不是曾经去过西安吗?

Have you not been to Xi'an before?