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旗 (qí) — flag, banner; emblem, symbol; (historical) banner (Mongol/Manchu administrative division)

Definition

旗 is the base noun for a 'flag' or 'banner' (physical cloth, company emblem), and also the historical Qing-dynasty administrative unit in Mongolia (a 旗 was a Manchu banner).

noun
flagbanneremblemsymbol(historical) banner (Mongol/Manchu administrative division)
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Examples

  • ，旗。
    Shēng qí yí shì shàng, qí yíng fēng piāo yáng.
    During the flag-raising ceremony, the flag fluttered in the wind.
  • 。
    Zhè ge tú àn shì gōng sī de qí zhì.
    This pattern is the company's emblem.
  • ，旗。
    Qīng cháo shí qī, měng gǔ bèi fēn wéi duō gè qí.
    During the Qing dynasty, Mongolia was divided into multiple banners.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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.

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