1. 势

势

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  • 506th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
势→
执力
2Radical
势→
扌hand丿bend㇈N/A丶dot力power/force
3Graphical
势→
亅二丿㇈丶㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)power • influence • potential • momentum • tendency • trend • situation • conditions • outward appearance • sign • gesture • male genitals

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 势 shì (shi4)The component 执 is pronounced as 'zhí' (zhi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 势 shì (shi4)The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 势 shì (shi4)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

优势 (優勢)
势力 (勢力)
姿势 (姿勢)
强势 (強勢)
形势 (形勢)
气势 (氣勢)
走势 (走勢)
趋势 (趨勢)
运势 (運勢)

Uncommon

作势 (作勢)
伤势 (傷勢)
劣势 (劣勢)
势利 (勢利)
势利眼 (勢利眼)
势均力敌 (勢均力敵)
势必 (勢必)
势头 (勢頭)
地势 (地勢)
局势 (局勢)
弱势 (弱勢)
得势 (得勢)
恶势力 (惡勢力)
态势 (態勢)
手势 (手勢)
攻势 (攻勢)
架势 (架勢)
权势 (權勢)
火势 (火勢)
声势 (聲勢)
蓄势待发 (蓄勢待發)
阵势 (陣勢)
顺势 (順勢)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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