What 旚 means
旚 describes a banner fluttering in the wind.
An early Chinese dictionary, the Shuowen Jiezi, records the phrase 旌旗旚繇, meaning “a banner waving.” Here 旚 names the motion rather than a type of flag.
That old wording later gave way to 飘摇, the ordinary expression for swaying or drifting. 旚 is now literary and dictionary-facing; alone in a modern message, it may need context or a lookup.
Which characters connect 旚 to its history?
Its old phrase and components explain its place in Chinese writing.
In the traditional analysis, 旚 combines 㫃, a flag-related element, with 票, which contributes its sound. The related character 旌 names a feather-decorated flag; 旚 describes a flag’s movement.
𣄔 and 𣄦 are documented variant forms of 旚. Rare forms like these may display or receive font support differently.
Archaic and literary: 旚 names a banner’s flutter, not a specific flag type.
Alone in a modern message, it may be mistaken for a typo or unsupported glyph.
Who writes 旚
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Questions people ask
2What does 旚繇 mean?
“A banner waving.” Here 繇 is the older second character, corresponding to 摇 in the later expression 飘摇.
Is 旚 a typo?
Not necessarily: 旚 is a documented old character. In everyday modern Chinese, 飘摇 is the later wording; if 旚 appears alone, check the context to see whether it is intentional.
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