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曾參

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Mandarin · pinyin Zēng Shēn

Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子 Zēng zǐ, student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學 Dà xué

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曾: céng · already; sign of past
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参: cān · take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)

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