能

surname Neng

can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: bicorne hat.

能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月 : Napoleon and the moon are fighting over who's the real Napoleon in the engine's kitchen. They both wield a ladle each. During the battle, Napoleon destroys the moon's fake nose, while the moon dents Napoleon's bicorne hat.

能 character breakdown

能
- 匕
  - 丿
  - 乚
- 厶
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

匕

bǐ = bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.

厶

mǒu = m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3]

厶

si̅ = s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1]

Mnemonic symbol: a fake nose. Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1).

月

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 能 as component

态

態

tài = t + ai4

(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice

态 = 太 + 心 : The empress dowager (太) asks Tecumseh (t) about his attitude (态) towards her in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Tecumseh isn't sure himself and samples his hearts (心) on a scale from 1 to 10 with one bin per integer. After N is large enough, he sees that his attitude forms a Gaussian distribution (态) with a mean of 6.

罢

罷

ba = b + a5

(final particle, same as 吧)

罢

罷

bà = b + a4

to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish

罢 = 去 + 罒 : Beelzebub (b) is on a strike (罢) in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He is not a Sissy though, so he locked his arms in a concrete barrel (去) hanging right under the floor in a net (罒) so he is hard to get at. He will shout at anyone who wants to use the toilet until his demands are fulfilled.

熊

xióng = xu + (e)ng2

surname Xiong

熊

xióng = xu + (e)ng2

bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable

熊 = 灬 + 能 : Xu Xian (xu) conquered engine and to celebrate his victory he sets up a grill (灬) in the kitchen ((e)ng2). He feels like Napoleon and wears a bicorne hat (能) while grilling a whole bear (熊).

螚

nài = n + ai4

Eristalis tenax

褦

nài = n + ai4

ignorant / sun hat