勢
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shì · power, force

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

力Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 勢

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Example sentences

Notice where 勢 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ duì tā zuò le yí gè shǒu shì, jiào tā zuò xià.我對她做了一個手勢,叫她坐下。

I motioned for her to sit down.

Source: Tatoeba #492885 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn liǎojiě zuì xīn de shí shàng qū shì.她很了解最新的時尚趨勢。

She knows a lot about the latest fashions.

Source: Tatoeba #5372278 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì jiè rén kǒu yǒu shàng shēng de qū shì.世界人口有上升的趨勢。

The world's population tends to increase.

Source: Tatoeba #344956 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shòu guò liáng hǎo jiào yù, zhè shì nǐ de yōu shì.你受過良好教育,這是你的優勢。

You have the advantage of a good education.

Source: Tatoeba #342853 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dǒngde yòng diàn nǎo shì yì zhǒng yōu shì.懂得用電腦是一種優勢。

It is an advantage to be able to use a computer.

Source: Tatoeba #1452251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén mén zài měi guó shǐ yòng zhè xiē shǒu shì má ?人們在美國使用這些手勢嗎?

Do people in America use these gestures?

Source: Tatoeba #759761 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 勢 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: power, force.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 勢 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.