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
潜移默化
qiányímòhuà
imperceptible influence; to influence gradually and subtly
Characters in this word
默 mò
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 黑 — black
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
Example phrases
- 老师的言行会潜移默化地影响学生。 Lǎoshī de yánxíng huì qiányímòhuà de yǐngxiǎng xuésheng. A teacher's words and deeds imperceptibly influence students.
- 好的家庭环境对孩子有潜移默化的作用。 Hǎo de jiātíng huánjìng duì háizi yǒu qiányímòhuà de zuòyòng. A good family environment has a subtle, gradual influence on children.
- 生活在这样的环境里，他潜移默化地学会了节俭。 Shēnghuó zài zhèyàng de huánjìng lǐ, tā qiányímòhuà de xuéhuì le jiéjiǎn. Living in such an environment, he imperceptibly learned to be frugal.
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
- 潜水 qiánshuǐ to dive; diving; to lurk online
- 潜艇 qiántǐng submarine
- 潜心 qiánxīn to devote oneself wholeheartedly to
- 潜在 qiánzài potential; latent
- 移 yí to move
- 移动 yídòng to move
- 移民 yímín immigrant; to immigrate
- 转移 zhuǎnyí to move; to shift