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The character "帜", meaning a flag or banner, evolved from its traditional form "幟", which is constructed from the cloth radical "巾" and the phonetic component "戠", the latter associated with marking or distinguishing. This structure originally reflected its use as a cloth-based identifier for military units, settlements, or ceremonies, serving as a visible symbol of affiliation or purpose. While its fundamental meaning as a physical banner has remained stable over time, the character has also come to represent abstract notions such as political causes or ideological stances in metaphorical usage. The graphical simplification to "帜" involved substituting the complex phonetic "戠" with "只", a component that approximates the pronunciation, thereby reducing the character's complexity without diverging from its core semantic field centered on flags and signs.
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广场上有一面旗帜。
这面旗帜很鲜艳。
我们热爱我们的旗帜。
旗帜在风中飘扬。
他把旗帜挂在了墙上。
鲜艳的旗帜迎风招展。
旗帜代表我们的国家。
在盛大的庆典中，无数旗帜迎风飘扬。