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Chinese symbol for “capabilities”

能量
néng liàng
energy; capabilities

The closest CC-CEDICT match for capabilities is 能量 (néng liàng), defined as: energy; capabilities.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 能量.

WordPinyinMeaning
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
不能bù néngcannot; must not
能够 (能夠)néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to
能力néng lìcapability; ability
才能cái néngtalent; ability
功能gōng néngfunction; capability
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity

See also: Japanese symbol for “capabilities”.

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