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cái néng

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

cái néng · coi4 nang4 (Jyutping)

  1. talent
  2. ability
  3. capacity

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

才

Meaning
talent, ability; just, only
Radical
扌
Strokes
3
Components
⿻扌?
Cangjie
DH
Four-corner
4020.0

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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