| 1 | 能 | 能 | néng | neng2 | can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy | | |
| 2 | 不能 | 不能 | bù néng | bu4 neng2 | cannot; must not; should not | | |
| 3 | 可能 | 可能 | kě néng | ke3 neng2 | might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 能够 | 能夠 | néng gòu | neng2 gou4 | able to do sth; in a position to do sth; same as 能够 ; to be capable of; to be able to; can | | |
| 5 | 能力 | 能力 | néng lì | neng2 li4 | capability; ability; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 6 | 才能 | 才能 | cái néng | cai2 neng2 | talent; ability; capacity | | |
| 7 | 功能 | 功能 | gōng néng | gong1 neng2 | function; capability | | |
| 8 | 只能 | 只能 | zhǐ néng | zhi3 neng2 | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice | | |
| 9 | 能量 | 能量 | néng liàng | neng2 liang4 | energy; capabilities | | |
| 10 | 能源 | 能源 | néng yuán | neng2 yuan2 | energy; power source; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 11 | 不能不 | 不能不 | bù néng bù | bu4 neng2 bu4 | have to; cannot but | | |
| 12 | 有可能 | 有可能 | yǒu kě néng | you3 ke3 neng2 | possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might | | |
| 13 | 职能 | 職能 | zhí néng | zhi2 neng2 | function; role | | |
| 14 | 可能性 | 可能性 | kě néng xìng | ke3 neng2 xing4 | possibility; probability | | |
| 15 | 性能 | 性能 | xìng néng | xing4 neng2 | function; performance | | |
| 16 | 技能 | 技能 | jì néng | ji4 neng2 | technical ability; skill | | |
| 17 | 机能 | 機能 | jī néng | ji1 neng2 | function | | |
| 18 | 尽可能 | 儘可能 | jǐn kě néng | jin3 ke3 neng2 | as far as possible; to do one's utmost | | |
| 19 | 能否 | 能否 | néng fǒu | neng2 fou3 | whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible? | | |
| 20 | 能不能 | 能不能 | néng bù néng | neng2 bu4 neng2 | can or cannot?; Is it possible?; Can we do it? | | |
| 21 | 未能 | 未能 | wèi néng | wei4 neng2 | cannot; to fail to; unable to | | |
| 22 | 本能 | 本能 | běn néng | ben3 neng2 | instinct | | |
| 23 | 热能 | 熱能 | rè néng | re4 neng2 | heat energy | | |
| 24 | 生产能力 | 生產能力 | shēng chǎn néng lì | sheng1 chan3 neng2 li4 | manufacturing ability; production capacity | | |
| 25 | 怎能 | 怎能 | zěn néng | zen3 neng2 | how can? | | |