旗帜 (qízhì) — flag; banner; standpoint

Characters in this word

Strokes: 14
Radical: 方 — square, rectangle
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 8
Radical: 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of: 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel 只 only, merely, just
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

这面旗帜在广场上升起时，许多人都想起了那段艰难的历史。 Zhè miàn qízhì zài guǎngchǎng shàng shēngqǐ shí, xǔduō rén dōu xiǎngqǐ le nà duàn jiānnán de lìshǐ. When this flag was raised in the square, many people remembered that difficult period of history.
比赛开始前，运动场上挂满了彩色的旗帜。 Bǐsài kāishǐ qián, yùndòngchǎng shàng guà mǎn le cǎisè de qízhì. Before the match began, the sports ground was hung with colourful flags.
这家环保组织高举绿色旗帜，号召大家少用塑料。 Zhè jiā huánbǎo zǔzhī gāojǔ lǜsè qízhì, hàozhào dàjiā shǎo yòng sùliào. This environmental group raised a green banner, calling on everyone to use less plastic.