幟 (ci3 | zhi4) : flag; sign

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幟

ci3

zhi4

[1] flag; banner
[2] sign; mark

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 巾 (#50)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幟 / 帜

This word has been viewed 2906 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jun 2011 01:39

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標幟 biu1 ci3 biao1 zhi4 = an emblem; the epitome (of); to epitomize

旗幟 kei4 ci3 qi2 zhi4 = flag; ensign

旗幟鮮明 kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4 qi2 zhi4 xian1 ming2 = publicly and unequivocally

獨樹一幟 duk6 syu6 jat1 ci3 du2 shu4 yi2 zhi4 = to develop a distinctive character or feature

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他的作品獨樹一幟，常有不規則的形狀
His pieces usually do not follow any rules and form. They are very distinctive.

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Decimal representation of this word: 幟
Unicode code for this character: U+5e5f (off-site link)

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