qián潜（潛）
潜（潛）
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 潜
潜 means to dive underwater; submerge; to hide; to conceal; to remain hidden. Pronounced qián.
- to dive underwater; submerge
- to hide; to conceal; to remain hidden
- secretly; covertly; in secret
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes16
Components
氵
朁
Stroke Order
潜
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
qián潜
yǒng泳
，
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
shuǐ水
xià下
tíng停
liù留
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
He is good at freediving and can stay underwater for ten minutes.
Qián潜
shuǐ水
yuán员
qián潜
dào到
hǎi海
dǐ底
dǎ打
lāo捞
chén沉
chuán船
。
The diver submerged to the seabed to salvage the sunken ship.
Zhè这
tiáo条
yú鱼
xǐ喜
huan欢
qián潜
dào到
shēn深
shuǐ水
qū区
yù域
bì躲
bì避
tiān天
dí敌
。
This fish likes to dive into deep water to avoid natural enemies.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
qián潜
dào到
yǒng泳
chí池
dǐ底
bù部
zhǎo找
diū丢
shī失
de的
wán玩
jù具
。
The kids dived to the bottom of the pool to look for their lost toy.
Hǎi海
guī龟
huì会
qián潜
dào到
shēn深
hǎi海
mì觅
shí食
hòu后
zài再
huí回
dào到
hǎi海
miàn面
huàn换
qì气
。
Sea turtles will dive into the deep sea to forage before returning to the surface to breathe.
Relations
Common Words
潜水 / 潛水qiánshuǐ
dive; be submerged
潜伏 / 潛伏qiánfú
lurk; hide; lie dormant
潜移默化 / 潛移默化qiányímòhuà
imperceptible influence; subtle transformation
潜逃 / 潛逃qiántáo
abscond; flee secretly
潜力 / 潛力qiánlì
potential; latent capability
潜能 / 潛能qiánnéng
potential energy; latent ability
潜台词 / 潛臺詞qiántáicí
subtext; implied meaning; underlying message
潜心 / 潛心qiánxīn
devote oneself to; concentrate on
潜入 / 潛入qiánrù
dive into; infiltrate; sneak into