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可能

kěnéng

possibly; may

A person facing two paths
Memory picture

Characters in this word

可 kě

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
丁 nail 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

能 néng

Strokes
10
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 他可能来。 Tā kěnéng lái. He may come.
  • 明天可能下雨。 Míngtiān kěnéng xià yǔ. It may rain tomorrow.
  • 这可能很好。 Zhè kěnéng hěn hǎo. This may be very good.

Related words

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