NENG-2

('neng' in the second tone)

There really is only one standard Chinese character / morpheme that is spoken 'neng', 能.

能 = can

才能 = cai(2)neng(2) = ability

才 = cai(2) = ability (but never used as a single-character word)

***

Sentence pattern:

能吸引我的人是: = Neng(2) xi(1)yin(3) wo(3) de(-) ren(2) shi(4): = A person who can attract me is:

吸引 = xi(1)yin(3) = to attract

吸 = xi(1) = to inhale

引 = draw (pull), attract, quote