Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 埶 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (勢)
Simplified (势)
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Historical Evolution
勢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
勢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
势 / 勢 [shì]
power; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
Japanese
noun
- strength; power; energy
- military strength; army; (number of) troops
group (of people, players, companies, etc.); camp; team
noun
- force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life
- influence; authority; power; might
- impetus; momentum; course (of events)
adverb
- naturally; necessarily
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
勢 きおい
Kioi surname
勢 せい
Sei surnamegiven name
勢 せいじ
Seiji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (120)
优势 [yōushì] #3,377
superiority
姿势 [zīshì] #2,402
posture
形势 [xíngshì] #5,709
circumstances
趋势 [qūshì] #11,596
trend
局势 [júshì] #5,446
situation
势力 [shìli] #6,196
power
走势 [zǒushì] #32,879
tendency
手势 [shǒushì] #7,419
gesture
强势 [qiángshì] #7,354
strong
势头 [shìtóu] #17,317
power
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 勢い [いきおい] #787
force
⭐ 姿勢 [しせい] #1,947
posture
⭐ 大勢 [おおぜい] #2,150
crowd of people
⭐ 体勢 [たいせい] #3,373
posture
⭐ 勢力 [せいりょく] #4,458
influence
⭐ 弾む [はずむ] #4,938
to spring
⭐ 態勢 [たいせい] #6,557
attitude
⭐ 情勢 [じょうせい] #7,970
state of things
軍勢 [ぐんぜい] #8,917
military forces
加勢 [かせい] #11,225
assistance
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