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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “function”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance; behavior |
| 函数 (函數) | hán shù | function (math.) |
| 职能 (職能) | zhí néng | function; role |
| 机能 (機能) | jī néng | function |
| 功用 | gōng yòng | function |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 功能.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed; success |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art |
| 功率 | gōng lǜ | power (rate of doing work, measured in watts) |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy |
| 功课 (功課) | gōng kè | homework; assignment |
| 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 |
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.