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旗
qí
1. banner
2. flag
3. (in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from [[八旗<bāqí>]] eight banners
4. administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to [[縣|县<xiàn>]] county
5. CL:[[面<miàn>]]
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

旗
qí
banner, flag, streamer
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

旗杆
qígān
flagpole
旗下
qíxià
under the banner of
旗牌
qípái
flag or banner
旗校
qíxiào
Manchurian officer
旗山
Qíshān
Chishan town in Kaohsiung county [[高雄縣|高雄县<Gāoxióngxiàn>]], southwest Taiwan
旗人
qírén
Manchu
队旗
duìqí
team pennant
旗籍
qíjí
Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty)
旗津
Qíjīn
Qijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city [[高雄市<Gāoxióngshì>]], south Taiwan
旗标
qíbiāo
flag
旗帜
qízhì
ensign
HSK 6
吴旗
Wúqí
Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
旗子
qízi
flag
旗兵
qíbīng
Manchurian soldier
红旗
Hóngqí
Red flag city district
降旗
jiàngqí
to lower a flag
旗舰
qíjiàn
flagship
社旗
Shèqí
Sheqi county in Nanyang [[南陽|南阳<Nányáng>]], Henan
大旗
dàqí
banner
八旗
bāqí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty [[後金|后金<HòuJīn>]] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

Alternate Entries

旗
qí
flag / variant of [[旗<qí>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,406
Word Frequency Rank
2,858 of 84,292