势

勢
shì
#506 most
frequent character
power, influence, potential

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

势 has 力 power as meaning part and 执 zhí as sound part. It first meant 'power, authority, influence', and later grew to 'tendency, penchant'.

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Homophones

HSK 4
试shì
to test, to try, experiment
事shì
thing
市shì
city
室shì
room
式shì
type, style, pattern, form, ceremony
示shì
to show, to reveal

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