期 (qī)

Period of time; to expect.

How 期 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
甘 — sweet
Traditional
期
Simplified
期 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 期

假期 jiàqī
vacation
期待 qīdài
to look forward to; to await; expectation
佳期 jiāqī
wedding day; day of tryst
到期 dàoqī
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
前期 qiánqī
preceding period; early stage
如期 rúqī
as scheduled; on time; punctual
學期 xuéqī
term; semester; CL:個|个[ge4]
定期 dìngqī
regularly; at regular intervals
後期 hòuqī
late stage; later period
日期 rìqī
date; CL:個|个[ge4]
早期 zǎoqī
early period; early phase; early stage
星期 xīngqī
week; CL:個|个[ge4]; day of the week

期 in a sentence

這學期快要結束了。

Zhè xuéqī kuàiyào jiéshù le.

“This semester is about to end.”

How common is 期?

期 is the 253rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 60.9% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 期

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