国旗
guóqí · HSK 6
national flag
🇨🇳🏴 国旗 = country + flag — the banner that belongs to a nation
国 (guó) means country or nation, 旗 (qí) means flag or banner. Together they literally form national flag. The sound guó echoes go, as in go represent your country.
国 — enclosure 囗 + jade 玉
国 is a simplified form of 國. The outer 囗 represents borders or an enclosed territory, while the inner 玉 (jade) suggests a treasured realm ruled by a sovereign. The traditional 國 used 或 inside, depicting a guarded region with a weapon, later simplified by replacing it with 玉.