旗 (qí): flag, banner, (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗)
旗 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “flag.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 方 (semantic) and 其 (phonetic). It ranks #1399 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 旗 square. Its radical form 方 (square) appears in many related characters such as 方 (fāng, square), 旁 (páng, one side), 旅 (lǚ, trip).
Definitions
- flag
- banner
- (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 旗
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旗帜noun | qí zhì | ensign |
| 旗子noun | qí zi | flag |
| 旗杆noun | qí gān | flagpole |
| 星条旗proper-noun | xīng tiáo qí | Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States |
| 白旗noun | bái qí | white flag |
| 旗舰noun | qí jiàn | flagship |
| 重整旗鼓phrase | chóng zhěng qí gǔ | lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom) |
| 大张旗鼓phrase | dà zhāng qí gǔ | (idiom) with great fanfare |
| 旗鼓相当phrase | qí gǔ xiāng dāng | lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) |
| 旗号noun | qí hào | flag sign... |
| 红旗noun | hóng qí | red flag |
| 花旗proper-noun | huā qí | the Stars and Stripes (US flag) |
| 降半旗 | jiàng bàn qí | to fly a flag at half-mast as a sign of mourning |
| 旗语noun | qí yǔ | flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units) |
| 升旗verb | shēng qí | to raise a flag |
旗 appears in 100 compound words: 26 as the first character, 59 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 旗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
to have a clear-cut stand; one's attitude or position is clearly defined
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
Showing 10 of 11 idioms containing 旗.
Example Sentences
旗字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
qí zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "旗" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
《大行》花旗:渣打(02888.HK)上季基本税前利...
dà háng huā qí : zhā dǎ ( 0 2 8 8 8 . H K ) shàng jì jī běn shuì qián lì . . .
Citigroup: Standard Chartered (02888.HK) last quarter's basic pre-tax profit...
全台最夯熟客制寿司“鮨 天本”插旗伦敦 海外餐价、预约方式曝光
quán tái zuì bèn shú kè zhì shòu sī 鮨 tiān běn chā qí lún dūn hǎi wài cān jià , yù yuē fāng shì pù guāng
Taiwan's most popular customized sushi "Sushi Tianben" planted its flag in London Overseas meal prices and reservation methods were exposed
巴拿马强行接管李嘉诚旗下两大港口 香港政府与长和严正抗议
bā ná mǎ qiáng háng jiē guǎn lǐ jiā chéng qí xià liǎng dà gǎng kǒu xiāng gǎng zhèng fǔ yǔ cháng hé yán zhèng kàng yì
Panama forcibly took over Li Ka-shing's two major ports The Hong Kong government protested with Chang and Zheng
巴拿马政府接管长和旗下港口 华外交部 : 坚决维护企业正当权...
bā ná mǎ zhèng fǔ jiē guǎn cháng hé qí xià gǎng kǒu huá wài jiāo bù : jiān jué wéi hù qǐ yè zhèng dāng quán . . .
The Panamanian government takes over the port of Changhe and its port Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Resolutely safeguard the legitimacy of enterprises...
全台最大旗舰店!牛排馆扫地畚箕举高清灰
quán tái zuì dà qí jiàn diàn ! niú pái guǎn sǎo dì 畚 箕 jǔ gāo qīng huī
The largest flagship store in Taiwan! Steakhouse sweeps the floor and lifts high-definition ash
反叛者践踏敌人的旗帜，以示挑衅。
Fǎnpàn zhě jiàntà dírén de qízhì, yǐ shì tiǎoxìn.
Rebels stomped on the enemy’s flags as a sign of defiance.
她穿了一件红旗袍。
Tā chuān le yī jiàn hóngqí páo.
She wore a red cheongsam.
在中国南方，旗袍又称“长衫”。
Zài Zhōngguó nánfāng, qípáo yòuchēng "chángshān ".
In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".
最初的旗袍是宽松的。
Zuì chū de qípáo shì kuānsōng de.
The original qipao was wide and loose.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 方 (square) component
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