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可能 kěnéng

可能 kěnéng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word 可能 kěnéng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kěnéng | ke3 neng2
English translation
might (happen)
possible
probable
possibility
probability
maybe
perhaps
CL:
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Traditional form

可能 kěnéng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 可能 kěnéng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

The right component is a pictograph of an axe handle, now written as (kē). kǒu (mouth) was added later to indicate that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.

Phonetic compound

kǒu

Semantic compound

Dīng

Positional decomposition

丁口

Number of Strokes

5
Néng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on the original meaning "bear". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "ability; power".

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱厶⺼匕匕

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 可能 kěnéng

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jiù suǒ zhī ,拥有 yōngyǒu Sān dòng 房子 fáng zi , 而且 érqiě Néng 拥有 yōngyǒu gēng duō .

To my knowledge he owns three houses, and he may own more.

夜间 yè jiān 这里 zhè lǐ 可能 kěnéng hěn Lěng .

It can get quite cold here at night.

zhǐ yǒu Gāo 氯酸 lǜ suān yán 表现 biǎoxiàn 有显 zhù de 感度可能 kěnéng 具有 jù yǒu 起爆 qǐ bào 性能 xìngnéng .

Only the perchlorate shows marked sensitiveness and possibly initiating properties.

瞬息 shùn xī 变换 biàn huàn Zhōng , 相差 xiāngchà 一秒 jiù 可能 kěnéng 产生 chǎnshēng liǎng zhǒng 完全 wánquán 不同 bù tóng de 结局 jiéjú .

In a blink of an eye, two entirely different outcomes can occur.

火成 huǒ chéng 碎屑 suì xiè bēng de zuì 危害 wēihài 可能 kěnéng shì 炽热 chì rè 窒息 zhì xī 作用 zuòyòng .

The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation.

可能 kěnéng Decomposition

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可能 kěnéng Compounds

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