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

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

power / influence / a force (military, political etc)
see 勢不可當|势不可当[shi4 bu4 ke3 dang1]
to be self-interested
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
potential energy
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
situation / state
gesture; posture
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
influential family / powerful clan
influential figure / powerful person
potential well (physics)
potential drop (elec.)
to neuter / neutered
reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

Sentences with 势

势 currently does not appear in any sentence.