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3

former

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

ceng2 céng

Meaning


Primary

former

Alternatives

formerly

Mnemonic


[c-] Casper is [2] inside the [-(e)ng] English manor, talking with his cousin, who is an aristocratic 曾 imp that happens to live there. It is well known that all ghosts, such as Casper, were 曾 formerly 曾 imps. Once one is an 曾 imp for a couple centuries, they turn into a ghost, but remember their 曾 former life.

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