旗
qí
flag
variant of 旗[qi2]; banner; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
direction (方) + sound (其) = flag marking a territory
方 relates to direction and locality, grounding the character in the sense of a regional or directional marker — fitting for banners that signal territory. 其 mainly contributes the sound qí; the meaning rides on 方.
广场上飘着一面红旗。
guǎng chǎng shàng piāo zhe yī miàn hóng qí。
A red flag is flying over the square.
风很大，旗在空中不停地摇动。
fēng hěn dà，qí zài kōng zhōng bù tíng de yáo dòng。
The wind is very strong; the flag keeps swaying in the air.
Words with 旗
鄂托克旗
è tuō kè qí
Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
旗手
qí shǒu
a flag carrier (army)
阿拉善左旗
ā lā shàn zuǒ qí
Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
八旗
bā qí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
达拉特旗
dá lā tè qí
Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
达尔罕茂明安联合旗
dá ěr hǎn mào míng ān lián hé qí
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
达茂旗
dá mào qí
abbr. for 達爾罕茂明安聯合旗|达尔罕茂明安联合旗[Da2 er3 han3 Mao4 ming2 an1 lian2 he2 qi2]
鄂伦春自治旗
è lún chūn zì zhì qí
Oroqin Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
鄂托克前旗
è tuō kè qián qí
Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[E4 er3 duo1 si1], Inner Mongolia
鄂温克族自治旗
è wēn kè zú zì zhì qí
Evenk Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
锦旗
jǐn qí
silk banner (as an award or gift)