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期
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period of time

HSK 3 N2
Abstract →Time
qī
キ、ゴ
기
Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.
Components
月 month+ 其 his-hers-its-theirs =
期 period of time
月 Meaning component
yuè month
moon
其 Phonetic component
qí his-hers-its-theirs
his, her, its, their
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Notes
Similar Characters
朞 full year刖 cutting off feet塍 Path A Raised Path外 outside炙 broil钥 lock (simp)亙 extend across (trad)明 bright望 expect朝 dynasty朐 warm (6710)朔 first day of lunar month朗 lucent朦 dim朧 moon (trad)潸 tears甩 fling肖 resemble胧 condition or appearance (simp)臍 abdominal area of crab (trad)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
期
Regular
Modern
Chinese
期 [qī]
a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qí]
Japanese
期 き 同音

noun

  1. period; time
  2. opportunity; chance; occasion
  3. geology age

n-suf

  1. term (e.g. in office)
  2. session (e.g. of parliament)
  3. stage (e.g. of a disease)
  4. season (e.g. of a TV series)
期 ご 同音

noun

  1. time; moment; limit
  2. time of death; last moment
  3. archaic midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
経済は景気後退期に入った。
The economy has entered a recession.
Japanese Names
期 き
Ki surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
星期 [xīng​qī] #812
week
期待 [qī​dài] #1,567
to look forward to
期间 [qī​jiān] #2,650
period of time
期间 [qī​jiān] #2,650
period of time
时期 [shí​qī] #2,849
period
时期 [shí​qī] #2,849
period
长期 [cháng​qī] #4,832
long term
长期 [cháng​qī] #4,832
long term
期望 [qī​wàng] #2,599
to have expectations
预期 [yù​qī] #6,937
to expect
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 期待 [きたい] #428
expectation
⭐ 時期 [じき] #1,236
time
⭐ 期間 [きかん] #2,872
period
⭐ 最期 [さいご] #4,729
one's last moment
⭐ 定期的 [ていきてき] #6,133
periodic
⭐ 初期 [しょき] #6,752
early days
⭐ 期限 [きげん] #7,772
term
⭐ 短期間 [たんきかん] #7,905
short term
⭐ 長期 [ちょうき] #8,079
long-term
⭐ 次期 [じき] #8,465
next term
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KOREAN WORDS (71)
연기 #4,964
delay; postponement
주기 #7,919
interval
초기 #8,173
beginning; start
학기 #10,770
semester; term
일기 #12,310
one's lifetime; one's whole life
장기간 #25,357
long term
기대감 #31,434
expectation
사춘기 #34,186
adolescence; puberty
단기 #35,461
short period
차기 #41,157
next term
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