潜qián
to hide; secret, latent, hidden. 15 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin qiánStrokes 15Radical 氵Band HSK 6Words 1
What 潜 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 替 (tì, to change).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 替 carries the sound.
How to write 潜
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–15 write 替.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 潜
Words that use 潜
| 潜力 | potential 指尚未发挥出来的能力 教练为人谦虚，却认为这支队伍很有潜力。He thought the team had real potential. Lesson 629, 谦虚强队 · 精研机理与洞见真知 · Scientific Insight & Physical Principles |
More characters with the radical 氵
All 75 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.