• 35th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.34% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 222 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. néng (Neng2)surname Neng
2. néng (neng2)to be able to • to be capable of • ability • capability • able • capable • can possibly • (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

功能 
可能 
能力 
能够 (能夠)

Uncommon

佳能 
尽可能 (儘可能)
可能性 
多功能 
太阳能 (太陽能)
性能 
技能 
智能 
本能 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
潜能 (潛能)
无能 (無能)
无能为力 (無能為力)
节能 (節能)
能否 
能干 (能幹)
能手 
能源 
能见度 (能見度)
能量 

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  • 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gàn (gan4)tree trunk • main part of sth • to manage • to work • to do • capable • cadre • to kill (slang) • to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)

Uncommon

干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
苦干 (苦幹)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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