能 — Chinese character

能

néng

can, may; capable, full of energy

Pinyin: néng
Radical: 130 ⾁ (Meat)
Strokes: 10
Components: 厶匕匕
Formation: pictographic — A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕
Japanese: 能 as a kanji

Common words with 能

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
可能	kě néng	might (happen); possible
不能	bù néng	cannot; must not
能够 (能夠)	néng gòu	to be capable of; to be able to
能力	néng lì	capability; ability
才能	cái néng	talent; ability
功能	gōng néng	function; capability
只能	zhǐ néng	can only; obliged to do sth
能源	néng yuán	energy sources; energy
能量	néng liàng	energy; capabilities
技能	jì néng	technical ability; skill
性能	xìng néng	function; performance; behavior
可能性	kě néng xìng	possibility; probability

English words written with 能

能 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 33 · Analects 69 · Art of War 51 · I Ching 7 · Mencius 135 · Zhuangzi 264 · Great Learning 17 · Doctrine of the Mean 31

Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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