幡
fān
#3,431 most
frequent character
banner
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
幡 first meant a long banner that hangs down. 巾, the cloth part, is the meaning part, and 番 fān, an exact match, supplies the reading. The meaning then grew to 'streamer'.
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