The meaning of waving flags

The meaning of waving the flag is introduced as follows:

Raise your hands and wave the flag up and down.

In the old days, most of the signboards were flags and flags, hence the name.

Chapter 23 of "Water Margin": "I saw a hotel in front of me, and I was holding a flag in front of the door, with five words written on it: 'Three bowls are not enough.'"

The original meaning of the flag is a flag with dragon patterns, bears and tiger patterns on it, and later refers to the flag in general.

Qi (Pinyin: qí) is a commonly used word in modern Chinese. The original meaning is a flag with dragon patterns, bears and tiger patterns on it, and later it refers to the flag in general. In modern Chinese, "flag" means a flag made of cloth, silk, paper and other materials.

Although "Qi" is classified as a variant of "Qi" in modern Chinese, the ancient and modern meanings and etymology of "Qi" and "Qi" are different. For details, see "Qi".

Etymological evolution

Qi is a pictophonetic character, with "?" as the phonogram and "Qi" as the phonogram. The ancient seal of the Warring States Period was written from ?, silently. Chu characters (glyph 2) added the meaning of "feather". "Zhou Li·Chun Guan·Si Chang": "Bear and tiger are flags." Therefore, the original meaning of "flag" refers to the flag with bears and tigers painted on it.

Interpretation of ancient books

Volume 7? Part qí Canal Cut.

The bear flag (5) travels, using the elephant to punish the star, and the soldiers to wait for the period. From its sound. "The Rites of Zhou" says: "Led the capital to build a flag."

〖The Five Travels of Bear Flag. Using an elephant to cut a star〗Five Zheng Ben Kao Gong recorded six, Xiong Qi Liuyou. Replace it with an image. Si Changzhi said: Bear and tiger are the flags. Note: Those who draw bears and tigers. The township then sent out military gifts. It is as fierce as its defense and no one dares to offend. Cutting belongs to Baihusu. Conjoined with Shen and six stars. If you remember not to talk about tigers, lift the bear to wrap the tiger.

〖Soldiers are in charge of the period〗The period flags overlap and rhyme. The name is: "The bear and the tiger are the flags." Built by military generals. It is as fierce as a tiger. It's the same as everyone's expectation.

〖Cong?, its sound〗cut through the canal. One piece.

〖"Zhou Li" said: "Lead the capital to build the flag"〗 Si Changzhiwen, today Zhou Li led the teacher. Teachers make mistakes. The musician's note said: Therefore, Shuai Shuai is the leader. However, Xu wrote the old book of the person who led the capital. Zheng is the commander-in-chief of this book. Note on the betrothal gift: In ancient literature, all handsome men take the lead. Mao's poems are about farmers, and Han's poems are about commanders. See the notes in the selected works. The post of Grand Sima was in charge of military affairs in Zhongqiu. Military officials carry flags.