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潛
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潜
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submerge

HSK 10
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qián
セン
ひそ.む、もぐ.る、かく.れる、くぐ.る、ひそ.める
잠
Components
Traditional (潛)
氵 water (drops)+ 朁 nevertheless =
潛 submerge
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
朁 Phonetic component
cǎn nevertheless
if, supposing, nevertheless
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Simplified (潜)
氵 water (drops)+ 替 replace =
潜 hide
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
替 Phonetic component
tì replace
change, replace, substitute for
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Notes
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
潛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
潜 / 潛 [qián]
hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
潛 せん
Sen given name
CHINESE WORDS (73)
潜力 [qián​lì] #4,203
potential
潜在 [qián​zài] #5,713
hidden
潜水 [qián​shuǐ] #5,013
to dive
潜艇 [qián​tǐng] #7,298
submarine
潜入 [qián​rù] #7,542
to submerge
潜意识 [qián​yì​shí] #8,405
unconscious mind
潜能 [qián​néng] #13,074
potential
潜伏 [qián​fú] #11,925
to hide
潜质 [qián​zhì] #9,959
potential
潜逃 [qián​táo] #11,845
to abscond
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 潜む [ひそむ] #4,073
to lurk
潜心 [せんしん] #196,029
meditation
KOREAN WORDS (7)
잠복 #36,939
stakeout; lying low; hiding
잠복기
latent period; incubation period
잠수
submergence; submerging
잠영
underwater swimming
잠입
infiltration
잠재
potentiality; latency; dormancy
잠행
traveling in disguise; traveling incognito