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.

势 character breakdown

surname Li
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.
to execute (a plan) / to grasp

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 执照, "license". James II of England (zh) is being held up at the security check in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). They hold a bag of painkillers (丸) they found with a toy claw (扌) in front of him and they ask him to show his drug license (执).

Characters with 势 as component

势 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 势

superiority / dominance / advantage
condition of an injury
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
momentum of sth approaching
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
to predominate / to occupy a dominant position
to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
to borrow sb's authority / to seize an opportunity
to put on an act (idiom); to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics
to be determined to win (idiom)
gesture / posture
upward trend / rising tendency
to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot
state of affairs
(human) penis (TCM)
to rely on power
Isetan, Japanese department store

Sentences with 势

势 currently does not appear in any sentence.