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CHINESE CHARACTER

néng

能

能

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can or to be capable of

Numbered pinyin
neng2
English meanings
can or to be capable of

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left (Top–bottom arrangement: top 厶; bottom ⺼.); right (Top–bottom arrangement: top 匕; bottom 匕.).

  • Left

    ⿱
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  • Right

    ⿱
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    • Top

      匕
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    • Bottom

      匕
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⿱厶⺼⿱匕匕

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我néng能bāng帮nǐ你ma吗?

    Can I help you?

  2. 02

    tā他huì会shuō说Zhōngwén中文。

    He can speak Chinese.

  3. 03

    nǐ你néng能lái来ma吗?

    Can you come?

  4. 04

    míngtiān明天néng能dào到ma吗?

    Can we arrive tomorrow?

  5. 05

    tā他hěn很yǒu有nénglì能力。

    He is very capable.

  6. 06

    zhèlǐ这里néng能tíngchē停车。

    You can park here.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 万能
  • 不能不
  • 人工智能
  • 体能
  • 全能
  • 力所能及
  • 功能
  • 只能
  • 可能
  • 多功能
  • 太阳能
  • 尽可能
  • 性能
  • 才能
  • 技能
  • 无能
  • 无能为力
  • 智能
  • 本能
  • 核能
  • 正能量
  • 潜能
  • 耳熟能详
  • 职能
  • 能不能
  • 能人
  • 能力
  • 能否
  • 能够
  • 能干
  • 能源
  • 能耐
  • 能耗
  • 能量
  • 节能
  • 逞能