HSK 3 · Time Words

期

qī

period; issue

Stroke order of 期

期 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A basket 其 beside the moon 月: each full moon marks one period.

Parts: 其 (sound) + 月 moon

Example sentence

这一期杂志很有意思。

This issue of the magazine is very interesting.

Words with 期

星期week 星期日Sunday 星期天Sunday 日期date 学期semester; term 假期holiday; vacation 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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