qián

hidden

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

water (氵) + phonetic (替) = submerged and hidden

The water radical carries the core meaning: something submerged beneath the surface, hidden like a creature lurking underwater. 替 mainly contributes the sound qián.

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他悄悄入水中,没有发出任何声音。

tā qiāo qiāo qián rù shuǐ zhōng, méi yǒu fā chū rèn hé shēng yīn。

He quietly submerged into the water without making any sound.

这件事里藏着很大的危险,大家要小心。

zhè jiàn shì lǐ qián cáng zhe hěn dà de wēi xiǎn, dà jiā yào xiǎo xīn。

There is a great hidden danger lurking in this matter, everyone should be careful.

Words with 潜

陶潜

táo qián

Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet

青头潜鸭

qīng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)

凤头潜鸭

fèng tóu qián yā

(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

黄嘴潜鸟

huáng zuǐ qián niǎo

(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)

黑喉潜鸟

hēi hóu qián niǎo

(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)

反潜

fǎn qián

anti-submarine

太平洋潜鸟

tài píng yáng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)

帆背潜鸭

fān bèi qián yā

(bird species of China) canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

技术潜水

jì shù qián shuǐ

technical diving

斑背潜鸭

bān bèi qián yā

(bird species of China) greater scaup (Aythya marila)

普通潜鸟

pǔ tōng qián niǎo

(bird species of China) common loon (Gavia immer)

有潜力

yǒu qián lì

promising

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