() — 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

  • 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.
  • Qīng cháo shí qī, měng gǔ bèi fēn wéi duō gè qí.
    During the Qing dynasty, Mongolia was divided into multiple banners.

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