帜

zhì

flag

cloth (巾) + sound only (只) = flag

The cloth radical anchors the meaning — a flag is fundamentally a piece of fabric. 只 contributes the sound zhì and carries no semantic weight here.

巾+只→帜

只OnlyPhonetic

巾ClothSemantic

战场上的旗帜随风飘动。

zhàn chǎng shàng de qí zhì suí fēng piāo dòng。

The flags on the battlefield sway in the wind.

他们高举旗帜，走在队伍的最前面。

tā men gāo jǔ qí zhì，zǒu zài duì wǔ de zuì qián miàn。

They held the flags high and walked at the very front of the procession.

别树一帜

bié shù yī zhì

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

徽帜

huī zhì

banner

旗帜

qí zhì

ensign

旗帜鲜明

qí zhì xiān míng

to show one's colors

标帜

biāo zhì

banner; standard

独树一帜

dú shù yī zhì

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner