旗人

qírén
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 bannerman (member of the Qing Eight Banners)
  2. 2 Manchu

Examples

HSK 4
Lǎo Shě de fùqin shì qírén.
Lao She's father was a bannerman.
HSK 7-9
Qīngcháo de qírén kěyǐ lǐng cháotíng fā de qiánliáng.
Under the Qing, bannermen received stipends of money and grain from the court.

Tips

history
The 八旗, the Eight Banners, began as the Manchu army and household system under Nurhaci; Mongol and Han banners were added later, so a 旗人 was not always a Manchu, though the word is often used loosely for one. The 旗袍 is literally the 'banner robe'.

Stroke Order

旗 qí
人 rén