Taxonomy of meanings for 旌:　　

  • 旌 jīng (OC: tseŋ MC: tsiɛŋ) 子盈切 平 廣韻：【旌旗周禮曰析羽爲旌爾雅注云旄首曰旌 】
    • BANNER
      • nyak-tail banner on a feather-decked pole
    • NOBLE
      • vtoNcausativeshow up as noble, make a display of the nobility of
      • vtoNcausativecause (oneself) to appear noble> show (oneself) off as noble
    • SHOW
      • vtoNmake a visible display of
    • SIGN
      • DISTINGUISH
        • SURNAMES
        • 旌 nil (OC: skleŋ MC: tsiɛŋ) 子盈切 平 廣韻：【同旌見禮 】

          Additional information about 旌

          說文解字: 【旌】，游車載旌析羽注旄首，所以精進士卒。 〔小徐本「卒」下有「也」。〕 从㫃、生聲。 【子盈切】

            Criteria
          • BANNER

            [GENERAL/SPECIFIC]

            1. The current general word for a military banner is qí 旗, and the word came to be used for any banner of any kind

            [GENERAL]

            2. Jīng 旌 is a banner used in hunts as well as in battle in order to guide and lead one's forces. This banner was embellished with feathers.

            [SPECIFIC]

            3. Wù 物 refers specifically to a multicoloured banner with a swallow-style end.

            [SPECIFIC]

            NB: The identification of given banners with classical terms is often controversial, and attributions vary among scholars.