勢 (shì)

power; influence; situation; trend

How 勢 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
土 — earth
Traditional
勢
Simplified
势

Components

Common words using 勢

優勢 yōushì
superiority; dominance; advantage
勢力 shìli
power; (ability to) influence
姿勢 zīshì
posture; position
強勢 qiángshì
mighty
形勢 xíngshì
circumstances; situation; terrain
氣勢 qìshì
imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur
走勢 zǒushì
tendency; trend; path
趨勢 qūshì
trend; tendency
運勢 yùnshì
horoscope; one's fortune
作勢 zuòshì
to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
傷勢 shāngshì
condition of an injury
劣勢 lièshì
inferior; disadvantaged

勢 in a sentence

我們現在佔有優勢。

Wǒmen xiànzài zhànyǒu yōushì.

“We currently have the advantage.”

How common is 勢?

勢 is the 506th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 76.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 勢

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