帥

See also: 帅 and 師

Translingual

Han character

帥 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹口中月 (HRLB), four-corner 2472₇, composition ⿰𠂤巾)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 331, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8886
• Dae Jaweon: page 636, character 25
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 737, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5E25

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Chinese

trad.		帥
simp.		帅

Etymology

Also written as 率 (OC *sruds, *rud, *srud, “to lead”); both represent the s-causative of 律 (OC *rud, “to follow”). Cognate with Tibetan སྲིད (srid, “commander, leader”).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 帥

1. ^† (military) to command; to lead (and give orders to); to designate

   • 上帥士以人之所戴，則上下和。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     上帅士以人之所戴，则上下和。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

     Shàng shuài shì yǐ rén zhī suǒ dài, zé shàngxià hé. [Pinyin]

     If the king appoints respected officers as commanders, there will be harmony in the military.

2. ^† to lead; to guide
3. (to be a) role model; example
4. to follow; to adhere to

   帥教／帅教  ―  shuàijiào  ―  to follow guidance

5. rapid; sharp; sudden

   帥然／帅然  ―  shuàirán  ―  suddenly, rapidly

   帥爾／帅尔  ―  shuài'ěr  ―  rapidly

6. commander-in-chief; marshal
7. officialdom; senior officials
8. (of a person or a thing) leader; guider; leading factor
9. (xiangqi) marshal; the chief piece (on the red side)
10. (colloquial, of men) handsome; good-looking; hot

    帥呆／帅呆  ―  shuàidāi  ―  to be very good-looking

    帥哥／帅哥  ―  shuàigē  ―  handsome guy

11. (colloquial) elegant; beautiful; splendid; impressive
12. a surname

Synonyms

• (handsome): 英俊 (yīngjùn), 帥氣／帅气 (shuàiqì); (Min Nan) 緣投／缘投 燦才／灿才, 燦頭／灿头

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese chess pieces) 帥／帅 (shuài) / 將／将, 仕 (shì) / 士 (shì), 相 / 象 (xiàng), 俥／伡 / 車／车, 傌 / 㐷 / 馬／马 (mǎ), 炮 / 砲／炮, 兵 (bīng) / 卒

See also

• 帨 (shuì, “shawl, mantelet”) - may be used interchangeably; forms the character etymology of 帥.
• 率 (shuài, “to lead”) - may be used interchangeably
• 將／将 (jiàng, “officer”)

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Japanese

Kanji

帥

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. commander

Readings

• Go-on: すい (sui, Jōyō); そち (sochi)
• Kan-on: すい (sui, Jōyō); そつ (sotsu)
• Kun: ひきいる (hikiiru, 帥いる)

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Korean

Hanja

帥 • (sol, su) (hangeul 솔, 수)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 帥 (suất, súy, suý, soái)

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