旗 qí flag
flag; banner; streamer
How to remember 旗: 方 direction + 𠂉 clouds + 其 this or that = flag. At the stadium the boy turns in every direction under the clouds, unable to pick this or that, until his dad buys him a huge flag.
Component breakdown
旗 = 方 direction + 𠂉 clouds + 其 this or that
- 方 direction
- 𠂉 clouds
- 其 this or that
At the stadium the boy turns in every direction under the clouds, unable to pick this or that, until his dad buys him a huge flag.
How it is used
- A flag/banner - 国旗 (guóqí) national flag, 升旗 (shēng qí) raise the flag, 旗帜 (qízhì) banner (also figurative, a cause/standard).
- 旗袍 (qípáo) = cheongsam/qipao dress; 锦旗 (jǐnqí) = a silk pennant of thanks/honor.
- 旗鼓相当 (qígǔ-xiāngdāng) = evenly matched. Also the Manchu 'banners' 八旗 (bāqí).
Words with 旗
- 国旗guóqíflag (of a country)HSK 6
- 旗帜qízhìensignHSK 8
- 旗袍qípáocheongsam, 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 slitsHSK 8
- 锦旗jǐnqísilk banner (as an award or gift)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 国旗升起来了。 Guóqí shēng qǐlái le.The national flag has been raised.