手旗

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	banner; flag
simp. and trad. (手旗)		手	旗
anagram		旗手

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒuqí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǒucí
  - Wade–Giles: shou³-chʻi²
  - Yale: shǒu-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouchyi
  - Palladius: шоуци (šouci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

Noun

手旗

semaphore flag

See also

旗語／旗语 (qíyǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	旗
しゅ Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
手	旗
て Grade: 1	はた > ばた Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 手 (te, shu, “hand”) +‎ 旗 (hata, ki, “flag”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てばた [tèbátá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [te̞ba̠ta̠]

(Tokyo) しゅき [shúꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) しゅき [shùkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2]) non-lexical pitch that some speakers employ to reconcile coinciding devoicing and accenting
IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̥kʲi]

Noun

手(て)旗(ばた) or 手(しゅ)旗(き) • (tebata or shuki)

a "hand flag" (small flag that can be held with one hand, such as those used for signaling or flag semaphore)

See also

手(て)旗(ばた)信(しん)号(ごう) (tebata shingō)