旅lǚ

旅 (lǚ), meaning "to travel" or "a group traveling together," appears in Simplified Chinese as it did in traditional form, its roots stretching back to oracle bone script where it depicted a flag around which soldiers gathered. The character combines the radical 方 (fang, a flag or direction) with 乚 (a curved ending), capturing the visual of a banner leading a group on the move. As a common component, it appears in words like 旅行 (travel), 旅客 (passenger), and 旅馆 (hotel), always carrying that sense of journey and movement that has defined it for millennia.