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Etymology · 词源

“可”的历史构形可以这样理解：口主要提示意义范围；◎以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “能”的历史构形可以这样理解：◎、⺼、◎以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“可能”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

The right component is a pictograph of an axe handle, now written as 柯 (kē). 口 (mouth) was added later to indicate that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on the original meaning "bear". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "ability; power". These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 可能 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。