潜 = 氵 + 替

潜 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hide”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 替 (change).

Keyword: hide
Pinyin (Mandarin): qián
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: скрываться
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 潜 submerge

Decomposition

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氵 water
替 change

How to find 潜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “change”. 潜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 潜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.