潜

潛
qián
#1,110 most
frequent character
hidden, secret, latent, to hide

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

潜 uses 氵 (water) as the meaning part; 替 is now an empty part that was once 朁 qián, which marked the sound. It first meant 'to sink in water,' then grew to 'hidden,' 'latent,' and 'to dive.'

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Homophones

HSK 1
钱qián
coin, money
前qián
front
乾qián
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven

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