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Character Decomposition
能=厶+⺼+匕+匕
Etymology
A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕
Meanings
can
to be able to
might possibly
ability
(physics) energy
surname Neng
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Words with 能 467 total
Idioms with 能 121 total Chain
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. · My hands are tied.爱莫能助ài mò néng zhùbe inescapably caught in · cannot get oneself away from · be inextricably bogged down in不能自拔bù néng zì báunable to control oneself · to be beside oneself不能自已bù néng zì yǐwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán