qián

to dive; to hide; to conceal

Character data

Radical ⽔ (85.12)
Strokes 15
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Definitions

潛 qián
  1. 1. to dive
  2. 2. to hide
  3. 3. to conceal
  4. 4. hidden
  5. 5. latent
  6. 6. secret
  7. 7. to submerge

Words containing 潛

Word Meaning
subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion
submarine
a submarine
hidden beneath the surface; buried and concealed
to move stealthily; to slink; to advance through the water
hidden rules; shady unspoken deals, often sexual
potential
in hiding
to sneak up on
to abscond; to slink off
to abscond without leaving a trace (idiom)
to sneak in; to infiltrate
loon (bird of genus Gavia)
anti-submarine (warfare)
anti-submarine vessel
(bird species of China) red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
(bird species of China) common pochard (Aythya ferina)
(bird species of China) red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
Tao Qian, Tao Yuanming, Jin poet
(bird species of China) Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
(bird species of China) yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)
(bird species of China) black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)
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