<p>As mentioned elsewhere, the bottom right of 「旅」 and 「派」 are unrelated.</p>

<hr>

<p>The left and top right of 「旅」 was indeed a single component 「㫃」, and the rest of the character was「从」. <a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=35898" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「㫃」 is a picture of a <em>flagpole</em> with a fluttering flag</a>.</p>

<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hg2hD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hg2hD.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">粹</a>282<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=27352&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集27352</a></kbd></p>

<p>「旅」adds multiple people to the picture who are carrying the flag. The banner was later separated from the pole.</p>

<p><kbd>商<br>甲<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/YaZoH.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YaZoH.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">鐵</a>90.1<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=5823&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集5823</a></kbd><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">秦</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips" rel="nofollow noreferrer">簡</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ebPvs.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ebPvs.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">法</a>200<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts" rel="nofollow noreferrer">睡虎地秦簡</a></kbd><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han" rel="nofollow noreferrer">東漢</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">隸</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/E9m80.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/E9m80.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AD%A6%E8%8D%A3%E7%A2%91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">武榮碑</a><br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">楷</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bceZf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bceZf.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>「旅」usually represented a travelling military group, so sometimes a war chariot 「車」 was added to the picture.</p>
  
  <p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bRFcn.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bRFcn.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>縈伯簋<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=3481&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成3481</a></kbd></p>
  
  <p>This shape is no longer found in the modern script.</p>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p>「派」 was originally 「」, where 「氵」 was added later. 「」 and 「永」 were originally the same character, compounding semantic 「彳」 or 「亍」 (depicting <em>half a crossroads intersection</em>, an indicator of <em>motion</em>) and the shape of「卜」(literally <em>branching cracks during oracle bone divination</em>, here an abstract representation of a <em>river network</em>). The entire character depicts a <em>long, flowing river network</em>.</p>

<p><kbd>商<br>甲<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IKw5u.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IKw5u.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a>3333<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=390&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集390</a></kbd><kbd>西周<br>金<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/qIZMH.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qIZMH.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br>史宜父鼎<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=2515&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成2515</a></kbd></p>

<p>Before standardisation, Chinese characters did not have strict rules; mirror-imaged characters were generally not treated as different, with exception to cases like「左」vs.「右」out of necessity. Later standardisation led to「永」being clearly written one way and「」being its mirror image.</p>

<p><kbd><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_seal_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">篆</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/0XEhB.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0XEhB.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://ctext.org/library.pl?if=gb&amp;file=77391&amp;page=126" rel="nofollow noreferrer">永部</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">說文解字</a></kbd><kbd>東漢<br>隸<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Rx6fl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Rx6fl.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%AD%94%E5%BD%AA%E7%A2%91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">孔彪碑</a><br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br>楷<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/uk15J.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uk15J.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>

<p><kbd><br>篆<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BzrE2.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BzrE2.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://ctext.org/library.pl?if=gb&amp;file=77391&amp;page=127" rel="nofollow noreferrer">部</a><br>說文解字</kbd><kbd>東漢<br>隸<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/h8Gc1.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/h8Gc1.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%9C%9D%E4%BE%AF%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%90%E6%AE%8B%E7%A2%91/5851507" rel="nofollow noreferrer">朝侯小子</a>「脈」<br>　</kbd><kbd>今<br>楷<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ioJJO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ioJJO.png" alt="enter image description here"></a><br><br>　</kbd></p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>The character meanings are developed through the original meaning of <em>long, branching river network</em>:
  
  <ul>
  <li>「永」, <em>long > long time/forever</em> </li>
  <li>「、派」, <em>branching (philosophical) schools of thought > political parties, styles</em></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li>This should illustrate why 「脈」 and「脉」are variants of each other.</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<hr>

<p><strong>References:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>季旭昇《說文新證》</li>
<li><a href="http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">小學堂</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國學大師</a></li>
</ul>

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<blockquote>
  <p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/xs/65C5.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/xs/65C5.htm</a></p>
  
  <p>◎ 旅 lǚ</p>
  
  <p>〈名〉</p>
  
  <p>(1) (会意。甲骨文字形,象众人站在旗下。旗,指军旗;人,指士兵。小篆字形,表示旌旗;从“从”,表示众人,即士兵。本义:古代军队五百人为一旅)</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/zy/65C5.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/zy/65C5.htm</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>象众人站在旗下 ( like followers standing under a banner )</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>1 what does that bottom left character component in these two characters represent?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>That part was "从" (two people side by side), representing  "众人" (followers = soldiers)  in the original 甲骨文.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><em>2 What about the top right part of 旅?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>It was a "flag/ banner" in 甲骨文</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>3 <em>Can I use a special dictionary obj Android, or app, to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I mg carry exploit other characters using this criterion?</em> </p>
</blockquote>

<p>You can use the site linked in this post.</p>

<p>**the left side of 派 in 小篆 was representing "river branches </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/1c/sw/6D3E.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.zdic.net/z/1c/sw/6D3E.htm</a> (派) 別水也</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>旅 [ lu:3 ]icon Hanziiaudio
brigade (army)
Example:</p>

<p>第一空中骑兵旅</p>

<p>dìyī kōngzhōng qíbīng lv̌</p>

<p>First Air Cavalry Brigade.
to travel
travel
trip
Example:
希望我們會喜歡我們的中國之旅。
xīwàng wǒmen hùi xǐhuān wǒmen de zhōngguó zhī lv̌。
Hopefully, we'll enjoy our China trip.
Cre: <a href="https://hanzii.net/search?dict=en&amp;type=word&amp;query=%20%E6%97%85&amp;hl=en-US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hanzii Chinese dictionary</a></p>

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<p>I think the Chinese words are similar to the English words. Each English word is constructed with letters, for which the 26 letters are the standard atoms. For each Chinese word, there are also such atoms, but due to the complicity,  unless the Chinese linguists, nobody spend time on studying and remembering them.</p>

<p>To the specific questions:</p>

<p>(1) what does that bottom left character component in these two characters represent?</p>

<p>In both the two words (旅 and 派), the elements on the left are the whole, i.e., "方" and "氵". "方" means square and you can find it in use. For the"氵", it looks like "三" but evolves from "水" (water).</p>

<p>(2) What about the top right part of 旅?</p>

<p>Please see the picture:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LsvID.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LsvID.png" alt="enter image description here"></a>
and refer to the order <a href="http://www.xiexingcun.com/hanzi/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=2987" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.xiexingcun.com/hanzi/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=2987</a>.
It looks like the word "人" (people).</p>

<p>(3) Can I use a special dictionary obj Android, or app, to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I mg carry exploit other charactersusing this criterion?</p>

<p>Since the components are too complex, I think we only need to remember the words themselves. More exercise is necessary, and more important, writing exercise, not just typing on the computer, is important for better understanding the structure and good remembering.  </p>

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<p>though part of the right component of the character "旅" &amp; "派" look similar, they've different origin.</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%97%85" rel="noreferrer">旅 (u+65c5)</a> is a character since oracle bone script, that it's composed by <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/oraclePiece.php?piece=%E3%AB%83" rel="noreferrer">㫃 (u+3ac3)</a>, plus 2 <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/oraclePiece.php?piece=%E4%BA%BA" rel="noreferrer">人 (u+4eba)</a></p>

<p>旅 (u+65c5) in oracle bone script:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BKkRH.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BKkRH.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>㫃 (u+3ac3) in oracle bone script:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/E0VIN.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/E0VIN.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>人 in oracle bone script:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/rNPqR.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rNPqR.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>then, the character <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B4%BE" rel="noreferrer">派 (u+6d3e)</a>, according to 說文解字 is 水 (u+6c34) +  (u+200a2), in which  is the mirror writing of  the character <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B0%B8" rel="noreferrer">永 (u+6c38)</a>.</p>

<p>永 (u+6c38) in oracle bone script:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xhPGc.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xhPGc.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>flip it horizontally, you've  (u+200a2):
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/NBLd5.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NBLd5.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>so, about your question:</p>

<pre><code>what does that bottom left character component 
in these two characters represent?
</code></pre>

<p>㫃 (u+3ac3) roughly is a flying flag. while 水 (u+6c34) is water.</p>

<pre><code>What about the top right part of 旅?
</code></pre>

<p>the character 旅 (u+65c5) should be "chopped" into 㫃 + 人, if not, you'd be confused.</p>

<pre><code>to look up all the characters in Chinese that have
one of these two non-radical components in them
</code></pre>

<p>the components of chinese characters ranged from 1600+ to 3000+, depends on who did the research, including simplified chinese, oracle bone script, bronze script, small seal script or not.</p>

<p>though i don't have a smartphone yet, it's in doubt that any apps in android, or ios would satisfy your need.</p>

<p>lastly, i would recommend <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/" rel="noreferrer">multi-function chinese character database</a> to you, which is "with archaic script forms, etymologies, english-chinese lookup, &amp; word-formations phonologically disambiguated according to the cantonese dialect"</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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<p>Memorizing characters is tough. For me, these two were hard (旅 and 派), until today when I noticed that the bottom right part looks just like the character 刃 (the edge of a knife) written backwards. This resemblance makes it easier to memorize.</p>

<p>Nevertheless I have a few questions:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>What does the bottom left character component in these two characters represent?</p></li>
<li><p>What about the top right part of 旅?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>These components seem a bit uncommon in the dictionary for me, which is probably what made it harder for me to remember them in the first place.</p>

<ol start="3">
<li>Can I use a special dictionary on Android to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I might memorize similar looking characters?</li>
</ol>

<p>I have tried <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pleco</a>, but could not find this feature.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<dictionary><radicals><characters>
What do the character components in 旅 and 派 represent?
# What do the character components in 旅 and 派 represent?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-22)

Memorizing characters is tough. For me, these two were hard (旅 and 派), until today when I noticed that the bottom right part looks just like the character 刃 (the edge of a knife) written backwards. This resemblance makes it easier to memorize.

Nevertheless I have a few questions:

1. What does the bottom left character component in these two characters represent?
2. What about the top right part of 旅?

These components seem a bit uncommon in the dictionary for me, which is probably what made it harder for me to remember them in the first place.

3. Can I use a special dictionary on Android to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I might memorize similar looking characters?

I have tried [Pleco](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pleco.chinesesystem), but could not find this feature.

Thanks.

**Tags:** dictionary, radicals, characters


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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2016-09-22. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

though part of the right component of the character "旅" & "派" look similar, they've different origin.

[旅 (u+65c5)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%97%85) is a character since oracle bone script, that it's composed by [㫃 (u+3ac3)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/oraclePiece.php?piece=%E3%AB%83), plus 2 [人 (u+4eba)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/oraclePiece.php?piece=%E4%BA%BA)

旅 (u+65c5) in oracle bone script:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BKkRH.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BKkRH.jpg)

㫃 (u+3ac3) in oracle bone script:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/E0VIN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/E0VIN.jpg)

人 in oracle bone script:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rNPqR.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/rNPqR.jpg)

then, the character [派 (u+6d3e)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B4%BE), according to 說文解字 is 水 (u+6c34) + (u+200a2), in which is the mirror writing of the character [永 (u+6c38)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%B0%B8).

永 (u+6c38) in oracle bone script:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xhPGc.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/xhPGc.jpg)

flip it horizontally, you've (u+200a2):
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/NBLd5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/NBLd5.jpg)

so, about your question:

```
what does that bottom left character component 
in these two characters represent?

```

㫃 (u+3ac3) roughly is a flying flag. while 水 (u+6c34) is water.

```
What about the top right part of 旅?

```

the character 旅 (u+65c5) should be "chopped" into 㫃 + 人, if not, you'd be confused.

```
to look up all the characters in Chinese that have
one of these two non-radical components in them

```

the components of chinese characters ranged from 1600+ to 3000+, depends on who did the research, including simplified chinese, oracle bone script, bronze script, small seal script or not.

though i don't have a smartphone yet, it's in doubt that any apps in android, or ios would satisfy your need.

lastly, i would recommend [multi-function chinese character database](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/) to you, which is "with archaic script forms, etymologies, english-chinese lookup, & word-formations phonologically disambiguated according to the cantonese dialect"

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Minor comment: The character 旅 should be chopped into 㫃 + **从**.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-14. Score: 3

As mentioned elsewhere, the bottom right of 「旅」 and 「派」 are unrelated.

---

The left and top right of 「旅」 was indeed a single component 「㫃」, and the rest of the character was「从」. [「㫃」 is a picture of a *flagpole* with a fluttering flag](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=35898).

`商  
甲  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hg2hD.png)  
粹282  
合集27352`

「旅」adds multiple people to the picture who are carrying the flag. The banner was later separated from the pole.

`商  
甲  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/YaZoH.png)  
鐵90.1  
合集5823``秦  
簡  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ebPvs.png)  
法200  
睡虎地秦簡``東漢  
隸  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/E9m80.png)  
武榮碑``今  
楷  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bceZf.png)`

> 「旅」usually represented a travelling military group, so sometimes a war chariot 「車」 was added to the picture.
>
> `西周  
> 金  
> ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bRFcn.png)  
> 縈伯簋  
> 集成3481`
>
> This shape is no longer found in the modern script.

---

「派」 was originally 「」, where 「氵」 was added later. 「」 and 「永」 were originally the same character, compounding semantic 「彳」 or 「亍」 (depicting *half a crossroads intersection*, an indicator of *motion*) and the shape of「卜」(literally *branching cracks during oracle bone divination*, here an abstract representation of a *river network*). The entire character depicts a *long, flowing river network*.

`商  
甲  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IKw5u.png)  
甲3333  
合集390``西周  
金  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/qIZMH.png)  
史宜父鼎  
集成2515`

Before standardisation, Chinese characters did not have strict rules; mirror-imaged characters were generally not treated as different, with exception to cases like「左」vs.「右」out of necessity. Later standardisation led to「永」being clearly written one way and「」being its mirror image.

`篆  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0XEhB.png)  
永部  
說文解字``東漢  
隸  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Rx6fl.png)  
孔彪碑``今  
楷  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/uk15J.png)`

`篆  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BzrE2.png)  
部  
說文解字``東漢  
隸  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/h8Gc1.png)  
朝侯小子「脈」``今  
楷  
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ioJJO.png)`

> * The character meanings are developed through the original meaning of *long, branching river network*:
>   + 「永」, *long > long time/forever*
>   + 「、派」, *branching (philosophical) schools of thought > political parties, styles*
> * This should illustrate why 「脈」 and「脉」are variants of each other.

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**References:**

* 季旭昇《說文新證》
* [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
* [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-09-22. Score: 1

> <http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/xs/65C5.htm>
>
> ◎ 旅 lǚ
>
> 〈名〉
>
> (1) (会意。甲骨文字形,象众人站在旗下。旗,指军旗;人,指士兵。小篆字形,表示旌旗;从“从”,表示众人,即士兵。本义:古代军队五百人为一旅)
>
> <http://www.zdic.net/z/1b/zy/65C5.htm>

象众人站在旗下 ( like followers standing under a banner )

> *1 what does that bottom left character component in these two characters represent?*

That part was "从" (two people side by side), representing "众人" (followers = soldiers) in the original 甲骨文.

> *2 What about the top right part of 旅?*

It was a "flag/ banner" in 甲骨文

> 3 *Can I use a special dictionary obj Android, or app, to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I mg carry exploit other characters using this criterion?*

You can use the site linked in this post.

\*\*the left side of 派 in 小篆 was representing "river branches

> <http://www.zdic.net/z/1c/sw/6D3E.htm> (派) 別水也


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-04-21. Score: 0

旅 [ lu:3 ]icon Hanziiaudio
brigade (army)
Example:

第一空中骑兵旅

dìyī kōngzhōng qíbīng lv̌

First Air Cavalry Brigade.
to travel
travel
trip
Example:
希望我們會喜歡我們的中國之旅。
xīwàng wǒmen hùi xǐhuān wǒmen de zhōngguó zhī lv̌。
Hopefully, we'll enjoy our China trip.
Cre: [Hanzii Chinese dictionary](https://hanzii.net/search?dict=en&type=word&query=%20%E6%97%85&hl=en-US)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-09-23. Score: 0

I think the Chinese words are similar to the English words. Each English word is constructed with letters, for which the 26 letters are the standard atoms. For each Chinese word, there are also such atoms, but due to the complicity, unless the Chinese linguists, nobody spend time on studying and remembering them.

To the specific questions:

(1) what does that bottom left character component in these two characters represent?

In both the two words (旅 and 派), the elements on the left are the whole, i.e., "方" and "氵". "方" means square and you can find it in use. For the"氵", it looks like "三" but evolves from "水" (water).

(2) What about the top right part of 旅?

Please see the picture:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LsvID.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LsvID.png)
and refer to the order <http://www.xiexingcun.com/hanzi/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=2987>.
It looks like the word "人" (people).

(3) Can I use a special dictionary obj Android, or app, to look up all the characters in Chinese that have one of these two non-radical components in them, so that I mg carry exploit other charactersusing this criterion?

Since the components are too complex, I think we only need to remember the words themselves. More exercise is necessary, and more important, writing exercise, not just typing on the computer, is important for better understanding the structure and good remembering.


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