Chinese symbol for “potential”
潜力
qián lì
Traditional: 潛力
potential; latent capacity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for potential is 潜力 (qián lì), defined as: potential; latent capacity.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “potential”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜能 (潛能) | qián néng | potential; hidden capability |
| 潜质 (潛質) | qián zhì | potential |
| 潜在 (潛在) | qián zài | hidden; potential |
| 势 (勢) | shì | power; influence |
| 位 | wèi | position; location |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 潜力.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潜在 (潛在) | qián zài | hidden; potential |
| 潜艇 (潛艇) | qián tǐng | a submarine |
| 潜水 (潛水) | qián shuǐ | to dive; to go under water |
| 潜入 (潛入) | qián rù | to submerge; to infiltrate |
| 潜伏 (潛伏) | qián fú | to hide; to cover up |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability; ability |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
See also: Japanese symbol for “potential”.
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.