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Animated Stroke Order 势

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How to write 势 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 势

势 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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势

执zhí · hold

力lì · strength

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 势

势 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 势

Situation or Tendency

势 denotes the overall condition or direction of development.

形势 • xíng shì • terrain; topographical features; circumstances • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 势

姿势 • zī shì • posture; gesture

HSK 5

zī姿

shì

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zuò坐

de的

zī姿

shì势

hěn很

duān

Information

Pinyinshì

Meaningpower, force, tendency, momentum

Strokes8

Radical力

Traditional勢

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1141

Zhuyinㄕˋ

UnicodeU+52BF

CangjieQKNS

执zhí · hold

+力lì · strength

xíng形

shì势

terrain; topographical features; circumstances

趋势 • qū shì • trend; tendency • HSK 5

HSK 5

qū趋

shì势

trend; tendency

局势 • jú shì • situation • HSK 6

HSK 6

jú局

shì势

situation

Power or Influence

势 indicates a force or advantage that can be exerted.

优势 • yōu shì • superiority • HSK 5

HSK 5

yōu优

shì势

superiority

势力 • shì li • force; power; influence • HSK 6

HSK 6

shì势

li力

force; power; influence

声势 • shēng shì • impetus; momentum • HSK 6

HSK 6

shēng声

shì势

impetus; momentum

势

posture; gesture

势必 • shì bì • be bound to; certainly will

HSK 6

shì势

bì必

be bound to; certainly will

地势 • dì shì • physical features of a place; topography

HSK 6

dì地

shì势

physical features of a place; topography

手势 • shǒu shì • gesture; sign; signal

HSK 6

shǒu手

shì势

gesture; sign; signal

气势 • qì shì • momentum; imposing manner

HSK 6

qì气

shì势

momentum; imposing manner

伤势 • shāng shì • Injury

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shāng伤

shì势

Injury

端

zhèng正

。

His sitting posture is very upright.

tā他

de的

shì势

lì力

zài在

dāng当

dì地

hěn很

dà大

。

His influence is very strong locally.

dāng当

qián前

de的

jīng经

jì济

xíng形

shì势

hěn很

fù复

zá杂

。

The current economic situation is very complex.

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

zài在

jì技

shù术

shàng上

yǒu有

yōu优

shì势

。

Our team has an advantage in technology.

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

hěn很

kuài快

kòng控

zhì制

le了

huǒ火

shì势

。

The firefighters quickly controlled the fire.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "shi".

轼shìhorizontal wooden bar in front
仕shìofficial; serve government
舐shito lick
虱shīlouse; bug; parasite
豕shipig
氏shìfamily name, clan

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "力".

动dòngto move, to act, to change
劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
努nǔto exert oneself, to strive
劣lièinferior; of low quality
劝quànadvise; urge; try to persuade
劳láoto labor, to work

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