Memory phrase for the character: 旗

旗

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Meaning

banner, flag

Pronunciation

qí

Explanation

Left: direction 方, right: a lying person [here: banner], below a grain swing/shovel 其 that was used to separate the grain from the husk

Mnemonic


 
In one direction blows the banner at the end of the grain swing: This is a flag.

Radicals

方 direction, square
person lying downThis radical can be seen as a person 人 who has the right leg horizontal 一. He is thus lying. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
其 grain shovel/scoopWith a grain scoop 其 (tool for threshing), grain was rhythmically [thus used in period 期] thrown up to shed the grain from the husk. (cf. to winnow 簸)




 Vocabulary

红旗 hóng qí  red flag; Red flag city district; Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新乡市, Henan
旗帜 qí zhì  ensign; flag
旗袍 qí páo  Chinese-style dress; cheongsam
 
 
 
 

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