Meaning
banner; flag
Chinese: 旗帜。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 旗 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 旗帜qí zhìensign; flag
- 国旗guó qíflag (of a country)
- 旗袍qí páocheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
- 锦旗jǐn qísilk banner (as an award or gift)
- 旗人qí rénManchu; bannerman
Example Sentence
运动会上，每个班都举着自己的旗子。Yùn dòng huì shàng, měi ge bān dōu jǔ zhe zì jǐ de qí zi.At the sports meet, each class held up its own flag.
运动会Yùn dòng huìsports competition上shàngon，每个měi geeach班bānteam都dōuall举jǔto lift着zhe(ongoing action)自己zì jǐoneself的deof旗子qí ziflag。