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可能

kě néng

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 2

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kě néng · ho2 nang4 (Jyutping)

  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps
  8. CL:個|个[ge4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

可

Meaning
may, can, -able; possibly
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿻丁口
Cangjie
MNR
Four-corner
1062.0

能

Meaning
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
Radical
⺼
Strokes
10
Components
⿰⿱厶⺼⿱匕匕
Cangjie
IBPP
Four-corner
2121.1

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