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Chinese symbol for “function”

功能
gōng néng
function; capability

The closest CC-CEDICT match for function is 功能 (gōng néng), defined as: function; capability.

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

功 gōng
achievement, good work; merit; service
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes
能 néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “function”

WordPinyinMeaning
性能xìng néngfunction; performance; behavior
函数 (函數)hán shùfunction (math.)
职能 (職能)zhí néngfunction; role
机能 (機能)jī néngfunction
功用gōng yòngfunction

Related words

Other words that share a character with 功能.

WordPinyinMeaning
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
功夫gōng fuskill; art
功率gōng lǜpower (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
功效gōng xiàoefficacy
功课 (功課)gōng kèhomework; assignment
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “function”.

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.

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