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潜
潛
qián
1. hidden
2. secret
3. latent
4. to hide
5. to conceal
6. to submerge
7. to dive
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

潜
qián
to hide; secret, latent, hidden
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

反潜
fǎnqián
anti-submarine
浮潜
fúqián
to snorkel
潜伏
qiánfú
to hide
潜入
qiánrù
to submerge
潜力
qiánlì
potential
HSK 6
潜在
qiánzài
hidden
潜山
Qiánshān
Qianshan county in Anqing [[安慶|安庆<Ānqìng>]], Anhui
潜影
qiányǐng
to hide
潜心
qiánxīn
to concentrate fully on sth
潜水
qiánshuǐ
to dive
HSK 6
潜江
Qiánjiāng
Qianjiang sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
潜没
qiánmò
to submerge
潜泳
qiányǒng
diving
潜热
qiánrè
latent heat
潜移
qiányí
intangible changes
潜能
qiánnéng
potential
潜艇
qiántǐng
submarine
潜舰
qiánjiàn
a submarine
潜藏
qiáncáng
hidden beneath the surface
潜行
qiánxíng
to slink

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,111
Word Frequency Rank
1,530 of 84,292

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