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Chinese symbol for “command”

统帅
tǒng shuài
Traditional: 統帥
command; commander-in-chief

The closest CC-CEDICT match for command is 统帅 (tǒng shuài), defined as: command; commander-in-chief.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
帅 shuài
commander; commander-in-chief; handsome, smart
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “command”

WordPinyinMeaning
统率 (統率)tǒng shuàito command; to direct
指令zhǐ lìngto order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction
令lìngto order; to command
统摄 (統攝)tǒng shèto command
吩咐fēn futo tell; to instruct; to command

Related words

Other words that share a character with 统帅.

WordPinyinMeaning
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
统一 (統一)tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
统计 (統計)tǒng jìstatistics; to count
统治 (統治)tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern
帅哥 (帥哥)shuài gēhandsome guy; lady-killer
元帅 (元帥)yuán shuài(military) marshal; commander-in-chief

See also: Japanese symbol for “command”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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