Dong Chinese dictionary

qián

hide

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 替 represents the sound. Simplified form of 潛.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

替 Sound component

tì

take the place of, stand in for

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qián

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

Most common words with 潜

Sources