entries → 曾經
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
曾經 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
曾經 =
ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ · céngjīng
adverb — once; formerly; at one time (past experience marker)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

once; formerly (不曾)céng
to pass through; classic (經歷)jīng糸 (thread) + 巠 (waterway, phonetic) — the thread strung through the loom of time
曾經,不曾的曾,經歷的經。