期

qī

a period of time; date, time; phase

Radical: 月 HSK 3 qv, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

期 decomposes into the following components:

其 月

Semantic component: 月; phonetic component: 其.

Words containing 期

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 期.

上期
shàng qī
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
下期
xià qī
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
不期
bù qī
unexpectedly
中期
zhōng qī
mid-term
为期
wéi qī
(to be done) by (a certain date)
产期
chǎn qī
time of birth
以期
yǐ qī
in order to
任期
rèn qī
term of office
会期
huì qī
session
佳期
jiā qī
wedding day
俄期
é qī
假期
jià qī
vacation

Related characters (radical 月)

Characters that share the radical 月.

月 有 朋 服 朐 朔 朕 朗 望 朝 朦 朧 胧

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