帜 zhì flag
flag; pennant; sign
怎么记住“帜”: 巾 towel + 只 single = flag. The lifeguard ties a red towel to a pole, the single thing he has, and the swimmers come back when he waves his new flag.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
帜 = 巾 towel + 只 single
- 巾 towel meaning
- 只 single sound
- 口 mouth
- 八 eight
The lifeguard ties a red towel to a pole, the single thing he has, and the swimmers come back when he waves his new flag.
How it came to be
The cloth gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound; the simplified form puts a shorter part in its place.
用法
- Bound; a flag/banner, mainly in 旗帜 (qízhì), a banner/standard: 高举旗帜 (gāojǔ qízhì) to hold high the banner (often figurative/political).
- 独树一帜 (dúshù-yīzhì) = to found one's own distinctive school or style.