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

intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing
posturing / pretentious / affected
fame and power / prestige / influence / impetus / momentum
tendency / trend / path
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
wealth and influence
to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power / social climbing
army strength / military prowess or potential
to boost support or interest / to campaign / to promote
horoscope / one's fortune
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
style / manner
rising trend / upward momentum (e.g. in prices)
Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5]
degree of seriousness of an illness / patient's condition
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force

Sentences with 势

势 currently does not appear in any sentence.