power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

= + : The space station's scientists want to conduct an experiment in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to find the momentum (势) and potential energy (势) of a pendulum in zero gravity. Everything is already set up, they just have to push the power button (力)—but Sherlock Holmes (sh) insists on seeing their license (执) first before he allows it.

勢 character breakdown

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

= + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
skill / art

Characters with 勢 as component

勢 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 勢

circumstances / situation / terrain / CL:個|个[ge4]
strong / powerful / (linguistics) emphatic / intensive
gesture / sign / signal
(military) offensive
situation / circumstance
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
current situation / circumstances / current trend
posture / situation
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Dongshi or Tungshih Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) / the economically and politically marginalized / the dispossessed
in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
evil forces / criminal elements
drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off
to assume a fighting stance / (fig.) to take the offensive
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
person in power / the one with authority / the guy in charge

Sentences with 勢

勢 currently does not appear in any sentence.