期

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a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #251 U+671F

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

月 (semantic, “moon”) + 其 (phonetic, qí)

components: 其月

period of time · Heisig RSH #1336

hamper + 月 month

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 其

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 其 (qí) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
其 sound component	qí	his, her, its, their; that
基	jī	foundation, base
旗	qí	banner, flag, streamer
棋	qí	chess; any strategy game
欺	qī	to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
淇	qí	a river in Henan province
箕	jī	sieve; dust pan; garbage bag
琪	qí	fine jade
麒	qí	mythical unicorn
祺	qí	good luck, good fortune
萁	qí	pulses, legumes
綦	qí	dark gray; variegated; superlative
骐	qí	piebald horse; excellent horse
蜞	qí	lightfoot crab; worm, leech
鲯	qí	ray-finned fish; Coryphaena hippurus

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
出生日期	chū shēng rì qī	date of birth
后会无期	hòu huì wú qī	(idiom) may never meet again; unlikely to meet again
长期性	cháng qī xìng	long-term
后会有期	hòu huì yǒu qī	I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again.
生理期	shēng lǐ qī	menstrual period
不定期	bù dìng qī	non-scheduled; irregularly
性器期	xìng qì qī	phallic stage (psychology)
不期	bù qī	unexpectedly; to one's surprise
中期	zhōng qī	middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
期中	qī zhōng	interim; midterm
一年期	yī nián qī	one year period (in a contract or budget)
学期	xué qī	term; semester; CL:個\|个[ge4]
无期	wú qī	unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. lif…
黄体期	huáng tǐ qī	luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)
星期一	Xīng qī yī	Monday
星期天	Xīng qī tiān	Sunday
日治时期	Rì zhì shí qī	the period of Japanese rule
动情期	dòng qíng qī	estrus; the rutting season; on heat
花期	huā qī	the flowering season
行期	xíng qī	departure date