旝
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Meaning: standard; banner
💡 The 'meeting' radical (會) suggests troops assemble at the sight of this banner.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthing the ancient character 旝 (kuài), we find a banner of war. Composed of 㫃 (yǎn, a flag fluttering) and 會 (huì, to meet), it literally means 'a signal flag for assembly'. In classical texts, it referred specifically to a military standard used to coordinate troops. The character is extremely rare today, surviving mostly in historical records, but it vividly captures the strategic importance of visual signals in ancient Chinese warfare.
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