潜 qián
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 替 to change, to replace, to substitute for
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
潜能
qiánnéng
potential; latent capacity
Characters in this word
能 néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 教育的价值不只是传授知识，更在于唤醒学生尚未显露的潜能。 Jiàoyù de jiàzhí bú zhǐ shì chuánshòu zhīshi, gèng zài yú huànxǐng xuésheng shàngwèi xiǎnlù de qiánnéng. The value of education lies not only in passing on knowledge, but also in awakening students' still-unseen potential.
- 老师发现这孩子学音乐的潜能很大。 Lǎoshī fāxiàn zhè háizi xué yīnyuè de qiánnéng hěn dà. The teacher discovered that this child has great potential for learning music.
- 只有不断挑战自己，才能激发出更大的潜能。 Zhǐyǒu bùduàn tiǎozhàn zìjǐ, cáinéng jīfā chū gèng dà de qiánnéng. Only by constantly challenging yourself can you bring out even greater potential.
Related words
- 潜力 qiánlì potential
- 潜伏 qiánfú to lurk; to lie hidden; to be latent
- 潜入 qiánrù to sneak into; to infiltrate; to dive into
- 潜水 qiánshuǐ to dive; diving; to lurk online
- 潜艇 qiántǐng submarine
- 潜心 qiánxīn to devote oneself wholeheartedly to
- 潜移默化 qiányímòhuà imperceptible influence; to influence gradually and subtly
- 潜在 qiánzài potential; latent
- 能 néng can, to be able to
- 可能 kěnéng possibly; may
- 能够 nénggòu to be able to
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to