能量
Old HSK 6
能量 (néngliàng) · energy
能量 (néngliàng) means “energy”. It is written with 2 characters: 能 (can) + 量 (to measure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 能量 is built
The characters
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)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
运动会消耗能量。Yùndòng huì xiāohào néngliàng.Exercise uses up energy.
太阳给地球带来能量。Tàiyang gěi dìqiú dàilái néngliàng.The sun brings energy to the earth.
Questions about 能量
What does 能量 mean?
能量 (néngliàng) means “energy”.
How do you pronounce 能量?
能量 is pronounced néngliàng.
Which HSK level is 能量?
能量 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 可能kěnéngmaybe
- 能够nénggòucan
- 只能zhǐnéngcan only
- 才能cáinéngtalent
- 功能gōngnéngfunction
- 能不能néng bu néngcan or not
- 能力nénglìability
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 智能zhìnéngsmart
- 能源néngyuánenergy
Learn 能量 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 131: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.