旗帜

qízhì · HSK 7

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🚩 旗 flag + 帜 banner; both chars mean flag, and 帜 carries the 巾 cloth radical

A synonym compound: 旗 and 帜 each already mean flag or banner, stacked together for emphasis. The 巾 (cloth) radical inside 帜 marks it as fabric, the stuff a banner is made of.

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