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HSK 1
能

HSK 1verb

能

Néng

能 (Néng) means “surname Neng”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我能帮你。

Wǒ néng bāng nǐ.

I can help you.

Words containing 能

可能kě néngmight (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps 本能běn nénginstinct 能力néng lìcapability; ability 功能gōng néngfunction; capability 能够néng gòuto be capable of; to be able to; can 能干néng gàncapable; competent 能源néng yuánenergy sources; energy 只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers 难能可贵nán néng kě guìrare and precious; valuable; remarkable 能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities 无能为力wú néng wéi lì(idiom) powerless to do anything about it

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 能 mean?: 能 (Néng) means “surname Neng”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 能 pronounced?: 能 is pronounced “Néng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 能?: 能 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 能?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 能 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27