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帥
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帅
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commander

HSK 10 N1
Society →Government
shuài
スイ
솔, 수
Depicts two hands pulling a long, vertical object. The original meaning is variously explained as pulling with a rope, or a belt-like garment. The meaning later shifted to "lead", "commander", and "handsome".
Components
Traditional (帥)
◎ characterless component+ 巾 towel =
帥 commander
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts something being pulled by two hands. Unrelated to 𠂤, even though it looks identical in the modern form.
巾 Iconic component
jīn towel
kerchief
Simplified (帅)
刂 knife (side)+ 巾 towel =
帅 handsome
刂 Simplified component
dāo knife (side)
knife
Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 帥. Depicts something being pulled by two hands.
巾 Iconic component
jīn towel
kerchief
Notes
Similar Characters
丟 mislay (trad)丢 discard (simp)丹 cinnabar red丽 magnificent (simp)乎 ooh!乱 chaos (jp)乳 breast亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter云 utter (simp)亟 immediately亡 deceased亦 likewise介 introduce以 by means of侯 marquis備 prepare (trad/jp)克 overcome兜 pocket
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Bronze
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
帅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
帅 / 帥 [Shuài]
surname Shuai
帅 / 帥 [shuài]
handsome; graceful; smart; commander in chief; (coll.) cool!; sweet!
Japanese
帥 そち 、 そつ 同音
noun director of the Dazaifu
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
帥 すい
Sui female given namesurname
帥 そつ
Sotsu surname
帥 つかさ
Tsukasa given name
CHINESE WORDS (15)
帅哥 [shuài​gē] #7,771
handsome guy
帅气 [shuài​qi] #7,279
handsome
主帅 [zhǔ​shuài] #5,521
(military) commander-in-chief
元帅 [yuán​shuài] #17,414
marshal (in the army)
统帅 [tǒng​shuài] #17,593
command
挂帅 [guà​shuài] #16,772
to be in command
大元帅 [dà​yuán​shuài] #28,635
generalissimo
将帅 [jiàng​shuài] #32,031
commander-in-chief, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess
高富帅 [gāo​fù​shuài] #58,829
"Mr Perfect" (i.e. tall, rich and handsome) (Internet slang)
舍车保帅 [shě​jū​bǎo​shuài] #66,223
rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling
5 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ 率先 [そっせん] #10,569
taking the initiative
⭐ 元帥 [げんすい] #23,702
(field) marshal
⭐ 総帥 [そうすい] #25,903
commander-in-chief
大元帥 [だいげんすい] #65,830
commander-in-chief
将帥 [しょうすい] #69,324
commander
⭐ 統帥 [とうすい] #72,129
supreme command
統帥権 [とうすいけん] #88,188
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
元帥府 [げんすいふ] #129,389
Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
大元帥明王 [たいげんみょうおう] #209,633
Atavaka (guardian deity)
大宰帥 [おおみこともちのかみ] #240,499
director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)
4 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
원수 #18,203
marshal