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flag (of a country) / CL:
HSK 6
cheongsam, 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
HSK 7-9
silk banner (as an award or gift)
HSK 7-9
ensign / flag
HSK 7-9
Japanese flag (derog.)
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *旗* | 旗* | *旗
banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县 county / CL:
flagship
under the banner of
Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
red flag / CL:
New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
gonfanon / banner
to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
Ar Horqin banner or Aru Khorchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Hure banner or Xüree khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on / to give support to
Otog Front banner or Otgiin Ömnöd khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
Ejin Banner in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
Naiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty)
Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
flag
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
white flag
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Horqin right front banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟, east Inner Mongolia
Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Manchu-style clothing
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
a flag carrier (army) / ensign
New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi / old spelling of Wuqi 吳起|吴起
military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal; semaphore
Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
to lower a flag / to strike the colors
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
Tumed right banner, Mongolian Tümed baruun khoshuu, in Baotou 包頭|包头, Inner Mongolia
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
Oroqin Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
Black Flag Army
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Evenk Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
team pennant
Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟, east Inner Mongolia
Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
to pull and capture the enemy's flag
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
(botany) vexillum; banner petal; standard petal (of a papilionaceous flower)
Hanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟, east Inner Mongolia
Manchurian foot soldier
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头, Inner Mongolia
colored flag
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom) / fig. to borrow sb's prestige / to take the name of a great cause as a shield
Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat
Abag banner or Avga khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease / to give in
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  *旂* | 旂* | *旂
flag / variant of
same as 綠營|绿营, Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback / to prepare for new initiatives / to attempt a comeback
Urat Center banner or Urdyn Dund khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Sheqi county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳, Henan
East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
half-mast / half-staff
flagpole
Citibank / abbr. to 花旗
triangular flag; pennant
Qijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
American ginseng
district flag
Manchurian official
rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag
Manchurian soldier
Tibetan prayer flag
flagship (store)
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

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