八旗 Traditional form: 八旗 Pinyin (reading): Bāqí Definitions: Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金/后金 ( Hòu Jīn) from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty Characters: 八 - eight; all around, all sides 旗 - banner, flag, streamer Traditional characters: 八 - eight; all around, all sides 旗 - banner, flag, streamer