Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 旗
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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
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方
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direction, square | |
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lying person | (When this person 人 is made flat, like in this radical, you get the: "lying person". (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)) |
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其
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grain shovel/scoop | (With a grain scoop 其 (tool for threshing), grain was rhythmically [thus used in period 期] thrown up to shead the grain from the husk. (cf. to winnow 簸)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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