帅 (shuài) is a Chinese character meaning “handsome”. It is written from ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and 巾 (cloth), side by side, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
㇑ + ㇒ + 巾
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5E05 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (five strokes: 竖 / 竖撇 on the left, 巾 on the right)
Memory aid
A cloth banner (巾) on the right, and on the left a short upright stroke (㇑) crossed by a long falling one (㇒) — the flagpole of the commander, who always looks sharp.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 帅气shuài qìhandsome; dashing帅 = shuài
- 元帅yuán shuàimarshal (highest military rank)帅 = shuài
Go deeper
All readings
handsome; commander
handsome; smart-looking; cool; also: commander-in-chief, marshal
英俊、潇洒、有精神；也指军队的最高指挥官。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 帅气shuài qìhandsome; dashing帅 = shuài
- 元帅yuán shuàimarshal (highest military rank)帅 = shuài
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 帅 mean?
帅 (shuài) means handsome; smart-looking; cool; also: commander-in-chief, marshal.
How do you pronounce 帅?
It is pronounced shuài.
What parts is 帅 made of?
㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and 巾 (cloth), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+5E05 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (five strokes: 竖 / 竖撇 on the left, 巾 on the right). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 帅 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 帅?
巾. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 帅?
Common ones are 帅气 and 元帅. The reading of 帅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.