Keyword
can
- may
- capable
- full of energy
- Frequency
- #41
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
能
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
可能
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
不能
cannot; must not; should not
能够
to be capable of; to be able to; can
能力
capability; ability
才能
talent; ability; capacity
功能
function; capability
只能
can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
能源
energy sources; energy
能量
energy; capabilities
技能
technical ability; skill
性能
function; performance; behavior
可能性
possibility; probability
能否
whether one can; whether it is possible
智能
intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
职能
function; role
未能
cannot; to fail to; unable to
尽可能
as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
太阳能
solar energy
无能
incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
节能
to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
本能
instinct
效能
efficacy; effectiveness
无能为力
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it