can; to be able to; ability; skill (能力); capable; able (能手)
能 is can — ability and possibility; in old dictionaries it even named a bear-like beast.
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Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph of a bear-like beast, so the modern pieces carry no beginner story.
can; to be able to; ability; skill (能力); capable; able (能手)
The recall card shows the character without its English answer until you reveal it.
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can; to be able to; ability; skill (能力); capable; able (能手)
能 is can — ability and possibility; in old dictionaries it even named a bear-like beast.
Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph of a bear-like beast, so the modern pieces carry no beginner story.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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