帅shuài

帅

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帅 (shuài, "handsome; commander") is simplified from the traditional 帥, where the cloth radical 巾 at the top was kept while the complex lower component was reduced to a single horizontal stroke — a character that once marked the rank of a military leader now marks style and swagger in modern speech.

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Shuowen

Commander. In oracle bone script (甲骨文) from the Shang dynasty (c. 1200 BCE), 帅 is a pictograph of a flag (巾) attached to a pole, symbolizing a commander’s banner leading troops. The original meaning is “commander” or “to lead”, referring to a military leader who bears the standard. The character is written this way because it depicts a flag on a pole, the visual emblem of authority and command.

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