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shì = sh + Ø4
power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals
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How to pronounce 势

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ Ø4 final

In the space station’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

势 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= li + Ø4
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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zhí = zh + Ø2
to execute (a plan) / to grasp
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Characters with 势 as component

势 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 势

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posture / position
superiority / dominance / advantage
situation / state (of affairs)

Sentences with 势

势 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shì

power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

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