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.

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Words with 期

在这期间

zài zhè qī jiān

during time

汛期

xùn qī

flood season

周期

zhōu qī

period

周期性

zhōu qī xìng

periodic

周期数

zhōu qī shù

periodic number

周期系

zhōu qī xì

periodic system

周期表

zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table (chemistry)

周期解

zhōu qī jiě

periodic solution (math.)

逾期

yú qī

to be overdue

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

过渡时期

guò dù shí qī

transition period

遥遥无期

yáo yáo wú qī

far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever

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