期

qī

variant of 期[qi1]

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

moon cycle (月) + sound qī (其) = a period of time

月 ties the character to the moon's natural rhythm of waxing and waning — a built-in timekeeper. 其 contributes the sound qī and carries no independent meaning here.

其+月→期
其A basketPhonetic
月MoonSemantic

这本杂志每个月出一期。

zhè běn zázhì měi gè yuè chū yī qī。

This magazine puts out one issue every month.

我们这期培训班一共有三十个学生。

wǒ men zhè qī péixùn bān yīgòng yǒu sānshí gè xuésheng。

This term of our training class has thirty students in total.

Words with 期

到期

dào qī

to fall due (loan etc)

限期

xiàn qī

to set a time limit

按期

àn qī

on schedule

国际日期变更线

guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn

international date line

死期

sǐ qī

time of death

孵化期

fū huà qī

incubation period

会期

huì qī

the duration of a conference

早期

zǎo qī

early period; early phase; early stage

婴儿期

yīng ér qī

infancy

学期

xué qī

term

婚期

hūn qī

wedding day

在这期间

zài zhè qī jiān

during time

More characters with 其

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