Chinese symbol for “ensign”
旗帜
qí zhì
Traditional: 旗幟
ensign; flag
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ensign is 旗帜 (qí zhì), defined as: ensign; flag.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ensign”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 旗帜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旗下 | qí xià | under the banner of |
| 国旗 (國旗) | guó qí | flag (of a country); measure word: 面 (miàn) |
| 红旗 (紅旗) | hóng qí | red flag; measure word: 面 (miàn) |
| 旗舰 (旗艦) | qí jiàn | flagship |
| 旗号 (旗號) | qí hào | military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore |
| 旗帜鲜明 (旗幟鮮明) | qí zhì xiān míng | to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom) |
| 独树一帜 (獨樹一幟) | dú shù yī zhì | lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out |
| 标帜 (標幟) | biāo zhì | banner; standard; variant of 标志 (biāo zhì) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ensign”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.