<p>It is good to make a distinction here,</p>

<p>First they both have a 巾 radical, which means scarf,</p>

<p>师 means a teacher with a stroke (hat) over the scarf (巾),</p>

<p>帅 means a leader (particularly a general in the battle field) when a teacher is taking off the hat and go on the battle field. Also, as an adjective it means handsome because a general in the battle field looks handsome (not necessarily appearance) because he or she must be brave and charismatic in the field.</p>

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2014-05-28T07:29:48.553Z
Very interesting, and a good way to remember how to make the distinction between the two.
Xavier T.
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2014-05-27T19:42:53.760Z
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ChineseHulu.com
<p>I don't think they are the same. My guess is one is 師 and the other is 帥.</p>

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user3678473
<p>Similar characters:
师 shi1</p>

<p>帅 shuai4</p>

<p>I would imagine someone mixed them up accidentally.</p>

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2014-05-23T08:24:04.057Z
My bad, the site is actually correct, but I had not noticed the difference. Thanks for your help !
Xavier T.
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2014-05-23T08:21:09.010Z
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Mou某
<p>I am trying to learn some vocabulary thanks to memrise.com.</p>

<p>In the word list, 师 is mentionned two times, once meaning "teacher"(pinyin: shi1), the second one as an adjective meaning "handsome, smart" (pinyin shuai4).</p>

<p>I can't find the second meaning anywhere else online. Is this an error from the site, or something deprecated or unusual ?</p>

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Clarification on 师 meaning
# Clarification on 师 meaning

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-23)

I am trying to learn some vocabulary thanks to memrise.com.

In the word list, 师 is mentionned two times, once meaning "teacher"(pinyin: shi1), the second one as an adjective meaning "handsome, smart" (pinyin shuai4).

I can't find the second meaning anywhere else online. Is this an error from the site, or something deprecated or unusual ?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-23. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Similar characters:
师 shi1

帅 shuai4

I would imagine someone mixed them up accidentally.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: My bad, the site is actually correct, but I had not noticed the difference. Thanks for your help !  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-27. Score: 5

It is good to make a distinction here,

First they both have a 巾 radical, which means scarf,

师 means a teacher with a stroke (hat) over the scarf (巾),

帅 means a leader (particularly a general in the battle field) when a teacher is taking off the hat and go on the battle field. Also, as an adjective it means handsome because a general in the battle field looks handsome (not necessarily appearance) because he or she must be brave and charismatic in the field.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Very interesting, and a good way to remember how to make the distinction between the two.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-04. Score: 3

I don't think they are the same. My guess is one is 師 and the other is 帥.


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