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
潜入
qiánrù
to sneak into; to infiltrate; to dive into
Characters in this word
入 rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 入 — to enter, to come in
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 调查员伪装成临时工潜入工厂，记录夜间排污的证据。 Diàocháyuán wěizhuāng chéng línshí gōng qiánrù gōngchǎng, jìlù yèjiān páiwū de zhèngjù. The investigator disguised himself as a temporary worker and infiltrated the factory to record evidence of night-time discharge.
- 小偷趁夜潜入库房，偷走了一些设备。 Xiǎotōu chèn yè qiánrù kùfáng, tōu zǒu le yīxiē shèbèi. The thief sneaked into the warehouse at night and stole some equipment.
- 他慢慢地潜入水中，去看海底的珊瑚。 Tā mànmàn de qiánrù shuǐ zhōng, qù kàn hǎidǐ de shānhú. He slowly slipped under the water to look at the coral on the seabed.
Related words
- 潜力 qiánlì potential
- 潜伏 qiánfú to lurk; to lie hidden; to be latent
- 潜能 qiánnéng potential; latent capacity
- 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
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 收入 shōurù income
- 深入 shēnrù in depth