How to write 曩

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 曩

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 曩

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Meaning of 曩

Pinyin nǎng

Radical

日

Strokes

Definition

in former times

Usage

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曩 [nǎng] 1. Past; former; previous. - Example: 曩日 (past days); 曩年 (previous year); 曩时 (formerly); 曩者 (former times); 曩昔 (in ancient times). Definition: - 本义: 以往，过去 (The original meaning: past, formerly) - 造字法: 形声。从日，襄声 (Character formation: phono-semantic; comprises the component for "sun" and phonetic element). References: 1.《尔雅》: 曩，久也 (Erya: Long time ago). 2.《礼记·檀弓》: 曩者，尔心或开予 (The Book of Rites: In former times, your heart may open). 3.《左传·襄公二十四年》: 曩者，志人而已 (Chronicles of Zuo: In the past, only aspired to be a person). 4.《国语·晋语》: 曩而言戏乎 (Guo Yu: Once upon a time, there was a jest). 5.《楚辞·惜诵》: 犹有曩之态也 (Songs of Chu: The demeanor of the past still exists). 6.《汉书·贾谊传》: 曩令樊郦绛灌 (Han Shu: Previously ordered Fan Li and Jiang Guan). 7. 唐·柳宗元《捕蛇者说》: 曩与吾祖居者，今其室十无一焉 (Tang Dynasty: Liu Zongyuan in "On the Snake Catcher": Where my ancestors lived, now ten of the rooms are empty). 8. 清·张廷玉《明史》: 曩胡公按部 (Qing Dynasty: Zhang Tingyu in "History of Ming": In former times, Lord Hu presided). Example Usage: - 曩日 (past days); 曩分 (old friendships); 曩年 (previous year); 曩时 (formerly); - 曩贤 (forebears); 曩怀 (previous aspirations); 曩体 (former style); - 曩古 (ancient times); 曩列 (old colleagues).