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Translingual
Han character
勢 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 土戈大尸 (GIKS), four-corner 45427, composition ⿱埶力)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 149, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2422
- Dae Jaweon: page 336, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 377, character 3
- Unihan data for U+52E2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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褹
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*ŋr'eːds, *ŋeds
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勢
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*hŋjeds
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藝
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*ŋeds
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囈
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*ŋeds
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埶
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*ŋeds
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蓺
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*ŋeds
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槸
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*ŋeds
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爇
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*ŋʷjed
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褻
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*sŋed
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暬
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*sŋed
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熱
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*ŋjed
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槷
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*ŋeːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *hŋjeds) : phonetic 埶 (OC *ŋeds) + semantic 力 (“power”).
Etymology
Nominalisation of 設 (OC *ŋ̊et, “to set up”), i.e. “that which is set up” (Schuessler, 2007; Baxter and Sagart, 2014). Compare the following quote from Han Feizi:
Pronunciation
Note:
- sè - literary;
- sì - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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勢
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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shì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ syejH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋ̊et-s/
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English
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circumstances, setting
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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勢
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15089
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Phonetic component
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埶
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Rime group
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祭
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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丗
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Old Chinese
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/*hŋjeds/
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Definitions
勢
- power; force; momentum; influence; authority
- outward appearance of something
- posture; position; pose; bearing
- situation; circumstances; conditions
- tendency; trend
- male genitals
- 去勢/去势 ― qùshì ― to castrate
- (set theory, of a set) cardinality
- (physics, mathematics) potential
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) Suffix for locality noun.
- (Cantonese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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- 勢估唔到/势估唔到 [Cantonese] ― sai3 gu2 m4 dou3 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
勢
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
- forces
- energy
- military strength
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Derived from Middle Chinese 勢 (MC syejH).
Pronunciation
Noun
勢 • (sei) ←せい (sei)?
- force
Suffix
勢 • (-sei) ←せい (sei)?
- group of people with a common trait
- 海外勢 ― kaigai-zei ― overseas fanbase
- CD勢 ― shīdī-zei ― the type of person who prefers to purchase CDs
- 音ゲーガチ勢 ― otogē gachizei ― hardcore rhythm gamer
References
Korean
Hanja
勢 (eumhun 형세 세 (hyeongse se))
- hanja form? of 세 (“force”)
Vietnamese
Han character
勢: Hán Nôm readings: thế, thể
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