曾	1067A05   80.41	部居	畫數  12	ㄗㄥ [zeng1]  (*ㄘㄥˊ [ceng2] ).
N	A surname.
Adj	Great-grand, great-great-grand (used in comb. with nn.): 曾祖 [zeng1zu3]↓; 曾父，曾大父 paternal great-grandfather; 曾祖父 ditto; 曾祖母 [zeng1zu2mu3], 曾孫 [zeng1sun1], 曾玄 [zeng1xUan2]↓.
Adv	(*[ceng2]) Used before vbb. to indicate have yet, have not yet: 曾經 [ceng2jing1]↓; 未曾 never yet; 何曾 rhet. negative having the force of an affirmative: 何曾來過，何曾看見 have never come, seen; 不曾到 never came; 不曾看（聽）見 never saw (heard); 吃了飯不曾 have you had lunch? 可曾看見 have you seen? did you ever see it? 曾有 there was (were) …once upon a time; 曾幾何時 not long since.
Words	1.曾經 *[ceng2jing1], adv., yet, ever, already: 曾經有人看見 s.o. has seen it.  2.曾玄 [zeng1xUan2], n., collective term for great-grandson and great-great-grandson.  3.曾孫 [zeng1sun1], n., (1)  great-grandson; (2)  descendants of grandson in gen.  4.曾祖母 [zeng1zu2mu3], n., paternal great-grandmother.  5.曾祖 [zeng1zu3], n., paternal great grandfather.  6.曾益 [zeng1yi4], v.t., to increase, add to, enhance: 曾益其所不能 (modn. 增益) broaden his knowledge, develop his capabilities.