Chinese Character: 潜 (Qián - Dive; Submerge)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 氵 (Radical: 氵, related to water)
笔画数: 15 (Number of strokes: 15)
结构分解: 形声字，从氵（水部，表示与水相关），朁声（qiǎn，表音）。本义指在水下活动（如潜水），后引申为隐藏、秘密（如潜伏）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "朁" (phonetic component). Originally means diving underwater, extended to mean hidden.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qián (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“潜”主要表示在水下活动（如“潜水”），或指隐藏、不显露（如“潜伏”“潜力”）。("潜" mainly means diving underwater (e.g., "潜水" - dive), or hidden/not obvious (e.g., "潜伏" - lurk, "潜力" - potential).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 潜水 (qián shuǐ) Dive
- 潜伏 (qián fú) Lurk
- 潜力 (qián lì) Potential
- 潜艇 (qián tǐng) Submarine
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“潜”可作动词（如“潜水”）或形容词（如“潜在的”），常与“水”“伏”“在”等字组合成复合词。("潜" can be a verb (e.g., "潜水" - dive) or adjective (e.g., "潜在的" - potential), often forms compounds with "水/伏/在".)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“潜”在中国文化中常与“隐”关联，如《周易》“潜龙勿用”比喻人才未显；传统武术“潜龙在渊”形容力量积蓄。现代语境中“潜力”强调未开发的能力，体现了对事物发展可能性的重视。("潜" is associated with "hidden" in Chinese culture, e.g., "潜龙勿用" in The Book of Changes. Modern "潜力" (potential) reflects emphasis on undeveloped abilities.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
潜水员潜入深海寻找沉船。(Qián shuǐ yuán qián rù shēn hǎi xún zhǎo chén chuán.)
The diver dived into the deep sea to search for the sunken ship.
他潜伏在敌人内部多年，终于获取了关键情报。(Tā qián fú zài dí rén nèi bù duō nián, zhōng yú huò qǔ le guān jiàn qíng bào.)
He lurked inside the enemy for years and finally obtained critical intelligence.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“潜”的结构：左边“氵”（水）表示与水相关，右边“朁”提示发音“Qián”，结合起来记忆为“在水中活动的qián”。(Associate "潜" with its structure: "氵" (water) indicates water-related activities, and "朁" hints at the pronunciation "Qián". Combine them to remember it as "water-related activity (Qián)".)