旗

qíㄑㄧˊ

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TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
banner
2
flag
3
(in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2])
4
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county
5
CL:面[mian4]

Examples

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印度國旗叫做「三色旗」，因為它是由三條不同顏色的色條組成的 ﹣ 橙黃色、白色和綠色。

The Indian flag is called the tricolour because it has stripes of three colours – saffron, white and green.

這艘船掛著美國國旗。

The ship was flying the American flag.

旗幟是藍色的。

The flag is blue.

這是什麼旗幟？

What is this flag?

反叛者踐踏敵人的旗幟，以示挑釁。

Rebels stomped on the enemy’s flags as a sign of defiance.

Characters

Character breakdown

方

fāng

surname Fang

其

qí

his

Related: 旗

国旗

guó qí

flag (of a country)

旗帜

qí zhì

ensign

旗袍

qí páo

cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

Stroke practice

Practice writing 旗

Characters

simplified script

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