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zhì (noun) flag

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "帜" derives from the traditional form "幟", structured with the radical "巾" meaning cloth and the component "戠" providing phonetic value and semantic association with marking or identification, thus defining a flag as a marked cloth. Its meaning has consistently referred to banners or flags throughout its historical use. In the simplified character, "戠" is replaced by "只", which functions as a phonetic element, while "巾" remains to denote the object's cloth basis, altering the character's compositional logic but not its core meaning.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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广场上有一面旗

Guǎngchǎng shàng yǒu yī miàn qízhì.

There is a flag on the square.

这面旗很鲜艳。

Zhè miàn qízhì hěn xiānyàn.

This flag is very bright.

我们热爱我们的旗

Wǒmen rè'ài wǒmen de qízhì.

We love our flag.

在风中飘扬。

Qízhì zài fēng zhōng piāoyáng.

The flag is fluttering in the wind.

他把旗挂在了墙上。

Tā bǎ qízhì guà zài le qiáng shàng.

He hung the flag on the wall.

鲜艳的旗迎风招展。

Xiānyàn de qízhì yíngfēng zhāozhǎn.

The bright flag is waving in the wind.

代表我们的国家。

Qízhì dàibiǎo wǒmen de guójiā.

The flag represents our country.

在盛大的庆典中,无数旗迎风飘扬。

Zài shèngdà de qìngdiǎn zhōng, wúshù qízhì yíngfēng piāoyáng.

In the grand celebration, countless flags are fluttering in the wind.