qián

hide

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

替 sound component

  Sound component

  

take the place of, stand in for

Evolution

潜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
潜 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
潜 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
潜 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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qián

hide; hidden, secret, latent; hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive

Most common words with 潜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

潜力

potential

潜在

hidden

hidden

潜水

to dive

潜艇

submarine