歹势
dǎi​shì

sorry

歹 dǎi, è, dāi evil, bad

Original meaning: cracked wooden post

Variant of 歺. Pictograph of a wooden post or digging tool with a cracked bottom. Similar to 才 and 弋. The meaning later shifted to "bad" and "evil".

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (6 of 27 verified)

残殊殖歼殆殉殃殡殁殓殒殚殇殛殄殍殂殪殯殗殫殤殘殞殭殮殲

Iconic (2)

死列

Sound (1)

列

Distinguishing (1)

殁

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

薤

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːd

說文解字

《說文》：“歹，骨之殘也。从半冎。讀若櫱岸之櫱。，古文歺。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.333
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

势 shì, shi power Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 执 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勢.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
执
执 Sound component
zhí hold in hand

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

勢 shì, shi power Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 埶 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
埶
埶 Sound component
yì, shì art, skill
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyejHŋ̊et-s circumstances, setting

說文解字

《說文新附》：“勢，盛力，權也。从力，埶聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)