帜 meaning and stroke order
Flag, pennant, sign; to fasten
How to write 帜, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 帜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- flag
How 帜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Curtain.
巾 gives the meaning and 只 hints at the sound.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 帜
帜 is a piece of cloth 巾 (jīn) that gives a sound hint from 只 (zhī). Picture a single 只 strip of cloth 巾 waving on a pole as a flag.
帜 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It mostly shows up in the word 旗帜 (qízhì), which means a flag or, figuratively, a banner or symbol of a cause. Example: 他们举起了胜利的旗帜。(Tāmen jǔ qǐ le shènglì de qízhì.) They raised the banner of victory.
Common mistake: Learners often read 帜 as zhī because of the phonetic part 只, but it is fourth tone, zhì. Also do not confuse it with 职 (zhí, job), which has 耳 on the left instead of 巾.
Common words with 帜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 旗帜 | qízhì | ensign; flag | HSK 7-9 |
帜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 帜
How many strokes are in 帜?
帜 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 帜 mean?
帜 (zhì) means flag, pennant, sign; to fasten. A common word with it is 旗帜 (qízhì), meaning "ensign; flag".
How do you pronounce 帜?
帜 is pronounced zhì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 帜?
The radical of 帜 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 帜 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 帜?
The traditional form of 帜 is 幟. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 帜 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 帜 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 帜 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 旗 and 旗帜?
旗 (qí) is the everyday word for a flag, as in 国旗 (guóqí, national flag). 旗帜 is more formal and is often used figuratively for a banner, model, or stance.
Are there other words with 帜 besides 旗帜?
Yes, a common one is 独树一帜 (dú shù yí zhì), an idiom meaning to have a unique style or to stand out on your own. Most other uses are literary.