一切經音義 4.285

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Banners and pennants [幖幟] (the upper character is bi + yao fan [biao]. The Yupian says: 'Biao means to raise up, a painted board, an identifying sign.' The Yunquan says: 'Set up as a mark; a place.' The Kaosheng says: 'A banner on top of the head.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'The tip of a tree; it takes the 'wood' radical and piao phonetic; piao is bi + xiao fan [piao].' Alternatively written with the 'cloth' radical as 幖, which is also the same. The lower character is chi + zhi fan [zhi]. The Commentary on the Mao Odes says: 'Blazing and flourishing; correctly written as 幟, an identifying decoration upon flags and pennants.' The Boya says: 'A streamer.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'It takes the 'cloth' radical and zhi phonetic.')