zēngzèng

silk fabrics

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

silk

曾 sound component

  Sound component

céngzēng

  

already

Evolution

缯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
缯 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
缯 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
缯 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

zēng

silk fabrics; surname

() 

Zēng

surname Zeng

() 

zèng

to tie; to bind