Zeng (pinyin: céng, zēng) is a first-class standardized Chinese character. This word first appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty, and its ancient characters are generally considered as vessels for steaming cooked food, which is the original word of "praise".
"Zeng" is often used as an adverb to indicate that a certain situation or behavior has occurred, which is pronounced as Zeng. "Zeng" can also be pronounced zēng. In ancient books, its meaning is similar to "Nai", "Qi (energy)" and "How (energy)". Or used as an adverb to express surprise and surprise. "Zeng" also means "chóng", especially the relatives separated by two generations. It was also used as a surname.
The origin of Ceng Zi;
In pre-Qin ancient books, the word Zeng was borrowed as a function word and widely used. One is an accidental adverb, which is equivalent to "Jing". Second, adverbs expressing rhetorical questions or questions are equivalent to "how" in later generations. The meaning of "Zeng" in modern Chinese is relatively narrow, and it is often used as an adverb "Zeng".
Adverbs "Jing" and "Mo" almost disappeared. When the word "Zeng" was borrowed as a function word, the word "Zan" was added to the meaning of cooker.