势 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
势力
shìli
power; influence
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他的势力很大。 Tā de shìli hěn dà. His influence is very great.
- 这股势力不小。 Zhè gǔ shìli bù xiǎo. This power is not small.
- 黑势力很可怕。 Hēi shìli hěn kěpà. Criminal forces are very scary.