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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 可能

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
可能 kě néng - might (happen)
- possible
- probable
- possibility
- probability
- maybe
- perhaps
- CL:個|个[ge4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 2 100 155 316

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
可 kě- (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
- to approve; to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
- but; however
可 kè- used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
能 néng- surname Neng
能 néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy

Other Words Containing 可能

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
可能 2 2 100 155 316
可能性 - - 2,872 3,257 6,679
尽可能 - 5 3,397 5,325 11,404