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
潜水
qiánshuǐ
to dive; diving; to lurk online
Characters in this word
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他在珊瑚保护区潜水时，严格保持距离，避免破坏脆弱的生态。 Tā zài shānhú bǎohùqū qiánshuǐ shí, yángé bǎochí jùlí, bìmiǎn pòhuài cuìruò de shēngtài. When diving in the coral reserve, he kept a strict distance to avoid damaging the fragile ecosystem.
- 我学会潜水以后，看到了五颜六色的鱼。 Wǒ xuéhuì qiánshuǐ yǐhòu, kàndào le wǔyán liùsè de yú. After learning to dive, I saw fish of many colors.
- 他潜水三个月，只看消息不说话。 Tā qiánshuǐ sān gè yuè, zhǐ kàn xiāoxi bù shuōhuà. He lurked in the group chat for three months, only reading messages without writing anything.
Related words
- 潜力 qiánlì potential
- 潜伏 qiánfú to lurk; to lie hidden; to be latent
- 潜能 qiánnéng potential; latent capacity
- 潜入 qiánrù to sneak into; to infiltrate; to dive into
- 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
- 水 shuǐ water
- 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit
- 水平 shuǐpíng level
- 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medicine