Memory phrase for the character: 能

能

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Meaning

talent, ability, capability

Pronunciation

néng

Explanation

 Left: nose 厶, body 肉/月, right: claws 匕/匕

Mnemonic
 
(In dog breeding:) Nose, body and claws prove talent.

Radicals

厶 private, noseSide view of a nose that is facing to the left.
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
匕 spoon, ladleThis character means: Spoon. - In the explanations it is typically used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)




 Vocabulary

不能 bù néng  cannot; must not; should not
功能 gōng néng  function; capability
机能 jī néng  function
动能 dòng néng  kinetic energy
热能 rè néng  heat energy
贤能 xián néng  sage
过而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān  If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
妒贤忌能 dù xián jì néng  to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
逞能 chěng néng  to show off one's ability; to boast one's merits
甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn  hyperthyroidism
未能 wèi néng  cannot; to fail to; unable to
 

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