旗帜 (qí zhì) — flag, banner (literal); (figurative) banner, st… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

旗帜 is a flag, banner, or the symbol of a cause ("banner of innovation"). More physical and symbolic than 标志 ("sign/logo"); 锦旗 is specifically a silk award banner.

noun

flagbanner (literal)(figurative) bannerstandard (representing a cause or movement)

Measure word · 面

Examples

，旗帜。
Yóu xíng duì wu zhōng, rén men huī wǔ zhe qí zhì.
In the parade, people were waving flags.
旗帜。
Zhè jiā gōng sī shì háng yè chuàng xīn de qí zhì.
This company is a banner of innovation in the industry.
旗帜。
Shān dǐng shàng chā zhe yí miàn qí zhì.
A flag is planted on the mountaintop.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

A flag is expressed by 旗, a banner, and 帜, a standard, reinforcing the image.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

㫃㫃㫃flag

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

其qí旗qí

Same sound today

旗 pairs 㫃, a flag, with 其, which gives the pronunciation qí.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 幟; 帜 is its simplified writing.

巾戠幟

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīncloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí幟zhì

Same sound today

The traditional form 幟 pairs 巾, cloth, with 戠 giving the sound; the modern 帜 is a simplified shape.

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