BloomkoHSK 1 · Days & dates
星期
xīng qī
week
Stroke order of 星期
2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
星 · 9 strokes期 · 12 strokes
Memory trick
A star '星' (sun '日' + born '生') rising for a period '期' (its '其' + moon '月') — a week.
Parts: 星 star (日 + 生) + 期 period (其 + 月 moon)
The characters in 星期
- 期 qī — period; issue (12 strokes)
Example sentence
今天星期一。
Today is Monday.