Spot 能
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
能 component
néng · can, may; capable, full of energy
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 能
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue能Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 能.
熊=
+灬
態=
+心
罷=
罒
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 能 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
大熊猫dàxióngmāo
giant panda
HSK 3.0 · L3熊xióngbear
HSK 3.0 · L4熊猫xióng māopanda
HSK 2.0 · L3態tàimanner, bearing, attitude
棕熊zōng xióngbrown bear
泰迪熊tài dí xióngteddy bear
浣熊huàn xióngraccoon
熊包xióng bāoworthless person
熊抱xióng bàobear hug
熊猴xióng hóuAssamese macaque
熊狸xióng líbinturong or bearcat
熊罴xióng pífierce fighters