幟 = 巾 + 戠

幟 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “flag”. It is built from 巾 (kerchief) and 戠 (a sword).

Keyword: flag
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhì
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: flag, pennant, вымпел, флаг, pennant
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 幟 pennant

Decomposition

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巾 kerchief
戠 a sword

How to find 幟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “kerchief” + “a sword”. 幟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 幟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.