旗 - qí - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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旗

qí

Definition

banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗 eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣 county

Character Decomposition

Related words (34)

under the banner of

(lit.) a banner to distinguish an army unit or the name of its general; (fig.) to act in the name (of an idea or an organization); to fly the flag (as a cover for shady business); used for 旗語|旗语 semaphore

flag; banner

ensign; flag

to fly (from a flagpole); to flutter in the wind

旗手

qí shǒu

a flag carrier (army); ensign

flagpole

flag

flag or banner

flagship

signal flags (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore

flagship (store)

district flag

to raise a flag; to hoist a flag

半旗

bàn qí

half-mast; half-staff

signaling flag

flag (of a country)

banner

colored flag

a war flag; an army banner

掛旗

guà qí

vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)

搴旗

qiān qí

to pull and capture the enemy's flag

gonfanon; banner

white flag

red flag

the Stars and Stripes (US flag); by extension, the United States of America; abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行

team pennant

to lower a flag; to strike the colors

自治旗

zì zhì qí

autonomous county (in Inner Mongolia); autonomous banner

鯉魚旗

lǐ yú qí

koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day

五星紅旗

wǔ xīng hóng qí

five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)

升旗儀式

shēng qí yí shì

flag raising ceremony

with great fanfare

name of the flag of the People's Republic of China

Idioms (8)

旗幟鮮明

qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)

旗開得勝

qí kāi dé shèng

(lit.) to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move

旗鼓相當

qí gǔ xiāng dāng

(lit.) two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)

偃旗息鼓

yǎn qí xī gǔ

(lit.) lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in

別樹一旗

bié shù yī qí

(lit.) to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

搖旗吶喊

yáo qí nà hǎn

to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to

重整旗鼓

chóng zhěng qí gǔ

(lit.) to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback

拉大旗作虎皮

lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí

(lit.) to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom); (fig.) to borrow sb's prestige; to take the name of a great cause as a shield

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