潜在

潜

潛

qián

在

zài

hidden / potential / latent

Characters and words in 潜在

潜

潛

qián = qi + an2

hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive

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Add a new mnemonic for 潛 = 氵 + 朁

潜 = 替 + 氵 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) emptied her water bottle (氵) and is aiming to replenish (替) it in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Secretly (潜) she fills her water bottle by submerging (潜) it in a big water-filled flower pot.

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在

zài = z + ai4

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Add a new mnemonic for 在 = 一 + 亻 + 土

在 = 一 + 亻 + 土 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".

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