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潜 - qián

hide; hidden, secret, latent

hide; hidden, secret, latent

How to read 潜

Click 潜 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinqián
Englishhide; hidden, secret, latent
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

潜伏 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 潜入. Please read 潜力 one more time.

Common words with this character

to hide; to cover up; to conceal
to submerge; to infiltrate; to steal into
potential; latent capacity
hidden; potential; latent

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 潜 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 潜伏 and 潜入 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 潜.