一切經音義 42.146

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幖幟 [Banners and signs] (The upper character is bǐ plus yáo fanqie. The Guangya states: "Biāo means a pennon." The Shuowen states: "Biāo also means a banner; it derives from 巾 [cloth] with 票 as phonetic; the sound of 票 is the same as the upper character." The lower character is chāng plus zhì fanqie. The Yunquan states: "Zhì means a flag; it is used to mark objects." The Jixun states: "Zhì also means a pennon; it derives from 巾 [cloth] with 戠 as phonetic; the sound of 戠 is zhì").