Chinese symbol for “dive”
潜水
qián shuǐ
Traditional: 潛水
to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dive is 潜水 (qián shuǐ), defined as: to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
| 潜 (潛) | qián | hidden; secret |
| 扑救 (撲救) | pū jiù | firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 潜水.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜力 (潛力) | qián lì | potential; latent capacity |
| 潜在 (潛在) | qián zài | hidden; potential |
| 潜艇 (潛艇) | qián tǐng | a submarine |
| 潜入 (潛入) | qián rù | to submerge; to infiltrate |
| 潜伏 (潛伏) | qián fú | to hide; to cover up |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.