潛 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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qián

hide

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

朁 Sound component

cǎn

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qián

hide; hidden, secret, latent; hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive

Most common words with 潛

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[dz][o]m	dzjem	qián	go under water
*[dz][o]m	dzjem	qián	驩潛 Khwārazm (region in Central Asia, W. Hàn)
*[dz][o]m-s	dzjemH	qián	to hide; secretly

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 22.5853% of movies

1344th most common character in movies

1112th most common character in books

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