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能 — stroke order
Watch how to write 能 (néng) stroke by stroke. 能 has 10 strokes and means “can”. It appears in common words such as 可能 (might) and 功能 (function). The animation follows the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap the cell or the ↺ button to replay it.
Common words with 能
The most common words that use 能 — tap any word to draw it stroke by stroke in the full tool.
可能kěnéngmight功能gōngnéngfunction能力nénglìcapability能夠nénggòuto be capable of能量néngliàngenergy技能jìnéngtechnical ability
How 能 is written
- Radical
- ⺼
- Components
- 厶 ＋ 匕
- Formation
- Pictographic — A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕.