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旗

qí

HSK 6 Character Traditional 旂

What 旗 means

1. flag
2. variant of {旗|qí}

Other readings

旗 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qíbanner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. {八旗|Bā qí})

Example sentences

• 旗子升起了。
  Qízi shēngqǐ le.
  The flag is up.
• 这是日本国旗。
  Zhè shì Rìběn guóqí.
  This is the flag of Japan.
• 旗是国家象征。
  Qí shì guójiā xiàngzhēng.
  A flag is a national symbol.
• 这是什么旗帜？
  What is this flag?
• 旗帜是蓝色的。
  The flag is blue.
• 这面旗子很漂亮。
  Zhè miàn qízi hěn piàoliang.
  This flag is very pretty.

Words starting with 旗

• 旗帜qí zhìensign; flag
• 旗袍qí páocheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu…
• 旗下qí xiàunder the banner of
• 旗号qí hàomilitary banner…
• 旗子qí ziflag; banner
• 旗舰qí jiànflagship
• 旗杆qí gānflagpole
• 旗人qí rénManchu; bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗
• 旗手qí shǒua flag carrier (army); ensign
• 旗帜鲜明qí zhì xiān míngto show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
• 旗丁qí dīngManchurian foot soldier
• 旗兵qí bīngManchurian soldier
• 旗官qí guānManchurian official
• 旗幅qí fúbanner; width of a flag
• 旗校qí xiàoManchurian officer
• 旗标qí biāoflag
• 旗津Qí jīnQijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市
• 旗牌qí páiflag or banner
• 旗籍qí jíbanner registration (in the Eight Banners system of the Qing dynasty)
• 旗装qí zhuāngManchu-style clothing
• 旗语qí yǔflag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
• 旗津区Qí jīn qūQijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市
• 旗开得胜qí kāi dé shènglit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have…
• 旗鼓相当qí gǔ xiāng dānglit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched…

Words containing 旗

• 红旗hóng qíred flag
• 国旗guó qíflag (of a country)
• 大旗dà qíbanner
• 升旗shēng qíto raise a flag; to hoist a flag
• 五星红旗wǔ xīng hóng qífive-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
• 白旗bái qíwhite flag
• 八旗Bā qíEight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 后金
• 大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔ(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
• 锦旗jǐn qísilk banner (as an award or gift)
• 彩旗cǎi qícolored flag
• 花旗huā qíthe Stars and Stripes (US flag); by extension, the United States of America…
• 旌旗jīng qígonfanon; banner
• 区旗qū qídistrict flag
• 半旗bàn qíhalf-mast; half-staff
• 战旗zhàn qía war flag; an army banner
• 挂旗guà qívertical banner…
• 牙旗yá qíemperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or…
• 号旗hào qísignaling flag
• 降旗jiàng qíto lower a flag; to strike the colors
• 队旗duì qíteam pennant
• 库伦旗Kù lún qíHure banner or Xüree khoshuu in Tongliao 通辽
• 星条旗xīng tiáo qíStars and Stripes, the flag of the United States
• 正蓝旗Zhèng lán qíPlain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 锡林郭勒盟; also written 正兰旗
• 正兰旗Zhèng lán qíPlain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 锡林郭勒盟

Characters built on 其

These share the phonetic component 其 (qí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 斯sī(phonetic); this
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 基jī(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 欺qīto take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 琪qí(literary) fine jade
• 淇qíname of a river
• 麒qíused in 麒麟

Characters that look like 旗

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 模móto imitate; model; norm
• 撮cuōto pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together
• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 摈bìnto reject; to expel; to discard
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam
• 犒kàoto reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc

Sounds the same

Read qí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 其his; her; its
• 奇strange; odd; weird
• 骑to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 齐neat; even; level with
• 棋chess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 歧divergent; side road
• 琪(literary) fine jade
• 祺(literary) good luck; good fortune…
• 祈to implore; to pray; to request
• 崎mountainous
• 琦(literary) fine jade
• 淇name of a river