才能
HSK 3 (2021)
才能 (cáinéng) · talent
才能 (cáinéng) means “talent; ability”. It is written with 2 characters: 才 (talent) + 能 (can). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 才能 is built
The characters
才 cái · talent
What 才 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: A sprout growing in the ground, representing a budding talent (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
能 néng · can
What 能 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他很有音乐才能。Tā hěn yǒu yīnyuè cáinéng.He has a real talent for music.
每个人都有自己的才能。Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de cáinéng.Everyone has their own talents.
Questions about 才能
What does 才能 mean?
才能 (cáinéng) means “talent; ability”.
How do you pronounce 才能?
才能 is pronounced cáinéng.
Which HSK level is 才能?
才能 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 刚才gāngcáijust now
- 人才réncáitalented person
- 只有才zhǐyǒu…cáionly if … then …
- 才干cáigànability
- 天才tiāncáigenius
- 才cáitalent
- 可能kěnéngmaybe
- 能够nénggòucan
- 只能zhǐnéngcan only
- 功能gōngnéngfunction
Learn 才能 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.