King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

勢 — Chinese character

勢
shì
power, force; tendency, attitude

Pinyin
shì
Radical
19 ⼒ (Power)
Strokes
13
Components
埶 力
Formation
pictophonetic — strength; meaning component 力; sound component 埶
Simplified
势
Japanese
勢 as a kanji

勢 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Art of War 5 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 11

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