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期 qī — “period of time”
How to write and say the Chinese character 期 (qī), which means period of time — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Time & days.
Pinyin · 拼音 qī
Meaning · 意思 period of time
Strokes · 笔画 12
Radical · 部首 月 (moon)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
期 is written with 12 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
月 (moon) hints at the meaning, and 其 lends its sound — together they make 期.
A common word常用词
星期
week
Example sentence例句
星期六我去中文学校。
On Saturday I go to Chinese school.
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