懂中文 Dong Chinese

幟

zhì

flag

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.

Components
巾 meaning component

巾  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

戠 sound component

戠  Sound component

zhī, zhí

  

to gather

Evolution

幟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
幟 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
幟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

帜 (幟) 

zhì

flag, pennant; sign; fasten; flag

Most common words with 幟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

旗帜

ensign

独树一帜

to stand out

旗帜鲜明

to show one's colors

帜

flag

别树一帜

to stand out