旗号

Traditional form:

旗號

Pinyin (reading):

qíhào

Definitions:

• military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose")
• flag signal; semaphore

Characters:

• 旗 - banner, flag, streamer
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 旗 - banner, flag, streamer
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar