Chinese symbol for “might”
可能
kě néng
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility
The closest CC-CEDICT match for might is 可能 (kě néng), defined as: might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “might”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 威力 | wēi lì | might; formidable power |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps |
| 威武 | wēi wǔ | might; formidable |
| 威势 (威勢) | wēi shì | might; power and influence |
| 威 | wēi | power; might |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可能.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “might”.
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.