161ax) 其

qi

161a) 旗

qi

flag

flutter 㫃¹⁶¹[yǎn] + winnowing basket/it 其 [qí]

People who share winnowed (其) grains lived under the same flag and that is shown by a fluttering (㫃) flag.

161zx) 从

cong

161z) 旅

lu

travel

flutter →㫃¹⁶¹[yǎn] + two people/follow →从 [cóng]

Two men (从) under a fluttering (㫃) flag describes ‘soldiers heading to war.’ It came to mean ‘travel’ because soldiers fight away from home.

161ax) 矢

shi

161a) 族

zu

clan

flutter →㫃 [yǎn] + arrow 矢¹¹¹[shǐ]

Waving flag (㫃) and arrow (矢) signify war. When people are gathered under one flag (㫃) in a time of war, it means “ the people are from same tribe or clan of long generations sharing same culture and language.”

161b) 游

you

swim

water 氵[shuǐ] + flutter →㫃 [yǎn] + child 子 [zǐ]

Signifies children (子) swimming in water (氵), under the protection of flag (㫃) or adults