曾参

曾參

Zēng Shēn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), disciple of Confucius known as Zengzi

曾子 Zēngzǐ Zengzi · thinker, 505–435 BC

Characters

Shen (given name)

Examples

HSK 6

有人三次告诉曾参的母亲“曾参杀人了”，她终于也相信了。

Yǒurén sān cì gàosu Zēng Shēn de mǔqīn " Zēng Shēn shārén le ", tā zhōngyú yě xiāngxìn le.

After she was told three times that Zeng Shen had killed a man, even his mother finally believed it.

HSK 7-9

曾参是孔子的学生。

Zēng Shēn shì Kǒngzǐ de xuésheng.

Zeng Shen was a student of Confucius.

Tips

mistakes

In the name, 曾 is Zēng and 参 is shēn; reading them as céng and cān, as in 曾经 and 参加, is a classic slip. He is far better known as 曾子, 'Master Zeng'.

history

In the 《战国策》 story, another man named 曾参 killed someone. His mother went on weaving at the first report and at the second, but at the third she dropped her shuttle and fled over the wall: rumour repeated often enough shakes even a mother's trust. The Zhuangzi shows him so poor that pulling his collar straight left his elbows bare, the source of 捉襟见肘.

Stroke Order

曾 céng

参 cān