旗 (qí)

flag; variant of 旗[qi2]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 㫃 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“旗,熊旗五游,以象罰星,士卒以為期。从,其聲。《周禮》曰:‘率都建旗。’”

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