BANNER    旗幟旗

BROCADE USED AS AN IMAGE:symbol IN WARFARE OR IN an ARMY.
Old Chinese Criteria
[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.
Modern Chinese Criteria
旗幟 旗子 旌旗 旗 幟 旆 旄 幡 幢 軍旗 麾 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH
Hypernym
  • BROCADE　EMBROIDERED SILK CLOTH. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • SILK　CLOTH PRODUCED USING SILK THREADS. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • CLOTH　ARTEFACT TYPICALLY PRODUCED by WEAVING OR KNITTING, SOMETIMES USED FOR PRODUCING GARMENTS. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 209

    Fahne:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 722

    Banner:

    Banners are commonly depicted on Han reliefs, often carried by men on horseback.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 94

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 172

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 21

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 247

    • Words (37 items)

    旄  máo OC: moow MC: mɑu 21 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 羽/FEATHER Yǔ 羽 can refer to any feather of any kind, but which usually refers to feathers as forming the most visible part of a wing.

      Syntactic words
    • noxtail banner; oxtail pennant
    • nadNdecorated with banners
    旗  qí OC: ɡɯ MC: gɨ 14 Attributions

    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]

      Syntactic words
    • nofficial banner, flag (especially with pictures of bears or tigers)
    • nabfeatureoutward sign
    • viactuse a flag (as signal)
    旂  qí OC: ɡɯl MC: gɨi 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner with bells, used by feudal lords and by the emperor
    旌  jīng OC: tseŋ MC: tsiɛŋ 6 Attributions

    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]

      Syntactic words
    • nyak-tail banner on a feather-decked pole
    旆  pèi OC: boobs MC: bɑi 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner
    • viactfly a banner
    翣  shà OC: sqraab MC: ʂɣap 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nplumed streamer
    幢  chuáng OC: rdooŋ MC: ɖɣɔŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner with feathers on top; embroidered
    • nabfigurativebanner
    麾  huī OC: hmral MC: hiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsignal flag used by senior generals in military campaigns [similar to the previous, but smaller: SUN 1991: 152; ill.: SUN 1991: 38-7, 8] [JM]
    羽旄  yǔ máo OC: ɢʷaʔ moow MC: ɦi̯o mɑu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1&N2}pluralbanners made of feathers and animals' fur, buffalos' tails etc.
    茅  máo OC: mruu MC: mɣɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vicarry reed banners
    表  biǎo 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner with the name of shopCH
    旄旌  máo jīng OC: moow tseŋ MC: mɑu tsiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialbanners
    旌旗  jīng qí MC: tsjeng gi OC: tseŋ ɡɯ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPmilitary banner used as distinction between armiesDS
    旗物  qí wù OC: ɡɯ mɯd MC: gɨ mi̯ut 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialbanners of all kinds?? TEXT CORRUPT??? INTERESTING EXAMPLE, IF GENUINE
    幟  zhì OC: kljɯɡs MC: tɕɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner
    斿  yóu MC: yuw OC: lu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nofficial bannerCH
    旃  zhān OC: tjan MC: tɕiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nsilken banner used by senior officials, of one colour; this word can also be used as a general term for a banner
    旐  zhào OC: ɡrlewʔ MC: ɖiɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner illustrated made of black silk and illustrated with mystical snakes
    旒  liú OC: ru MC: lɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n[long ribbon in the the upper part of a banner; SUN 1991: 155; ill.: SUN 1991: 38-1][JM]
    旛  fān MC: phjon OC: phan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nca sort of long vertical banner, also written as 幡DS
    旝  kuài OC:  MC: kɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner, flag
    旟  yú OC: k-la MC: ji̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner used at court by senior officials
    五旛  wǔ fān MC: nguX phjon OC: ŋaaʔ phan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfive banners of different colours symbolising the five kinds of punishments DS
    物  wù OC: mɯd MC: mi̯ut 1 Attribution

    Wù 物 refers specifically to a multicoloured banner with a swallow-style end. [SPECIFIC]

      Syntactic words
    • nsilk banner of at least two colours, with a "swallow end"
    法幢  fǎ chuáng OC: pab rdooŋ MC: pi̯ɐp ɖɣɔŋ 0 Attributions
    • () p. 3178a

      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: banner of the dharma > the Buddhist teaching
    重牙  chóng yá OC: doŋ ŋɡraa MC: ɖi̯oŋ ŋɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP[saw-like shaped down part of a banner; SUN: 1991: 150; ill.: SUN 1991: 38-1][JM]
    旌夏  jīng xià OC: tseŋ ɡraaʔ MC: tsiɛŋ ɦɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPlarge banner (ZUO)
    旌旃  jīng zhān OC: tseŋ tjan MC: tsiɛŋ tɕiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbanner, banners and pennons
    常  cháng OC: djaŋ MC: dʑi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nimperial banner (also called tài cháng 太常)
    幡  fān OC: phan MC: phi̯ɐn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner with a bent pole, inscribed with characters
    龍子幡  lóng zǐ fān OC: b-roŋ sklɯʔ phan MC: li̯oŋ tsɨ phi̯ɐn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPembroidered banners (DCD 12.1461)
    徽  huī OC: hmɯl MC: hɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner 鄭玄 《禮記》注曰：'徽，旌旗之名也。'"
    節旄  jié máo OC: tsiiɡ moow MC: tset mɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbanner; banners
    旞  suì OC: sɢluds MC: zi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nfeathered banner used by rulers while riding in chariots or carriages
    節  jié OC: tsiiɡ MC: tset 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • n[banner the handle of whic is embellished with three buffalo's tails; used by ruler's messengers when carrying orders; see SUN 1991: 152; ill.: SUN 1991: 38-2[JM]
    綏  suí OC: snul MC: si 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner used on the occasion of the death of a Son of Heaven or of a member of his family
    纛  dào OC: duuɡs MC: dɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbanner the handle of which is embellished with yak tails of with the tail feathers of birds, used by a king or ruler; this banner came to be used as the symbol of the senior commander of an army