# 期

| 期 | U+671F, &#26399; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-671F |
| ← 朞 [U+671E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 朠 → [U+6720] |

## Translingual
### Han character

期 (Kangxi radical 74, 月+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿金月 (TCB), four-corner 4782$_0$, composition ⿰其月)

#### Derived characters

* 𠎞 𫂣 𭊫 𭢘 𬄙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 506, character 11
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14378
* Dae Jaweon: page 887, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2083, character 7
* Unihan data for U+671F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 期 :
| Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 基 | *kɯ |
| 箕 | *kɯ |
| 朞 | *kɯ |
| 稘 | *kɯ |
| 萁 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
| 期 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
| 諅 | *kɯ, *ɡɯs |
| 其 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
| 錤 | *kɯ, *ɡɯ |
| 諆 | *kɯ, *kʰɯ |
| 欺 | *kʰɯ |
| 娸 | *kʰɯ |
| 魌 | *kʰɯ |
| 僛 | *kʰɯ |
| 唭 | *kʰɯs |
| 棋 | *ɡɯ |
| 旗 | *ɡɯ |
| 淇 | *ɡɯ |
| 祺 | *ɡɯ, *ɡɯ |
| 琪 | *ɡɯ |
| 騏 | *ɡɯ |
| 綦 | *ɡɯ |
| 麒 | *ɡɯ |
| 蜞 | *ɡɯ |
| 綨 | *ɡɯ |
| 蜝 | *ɡɯ |
| 棊 | *ɡɯ |
| 碁 | *ɡɯ |
| 鯕 | *ɡɯ |
| 踑 | *ɡɯ |
| 藄 | *ɡɯ |
| 櫀 | *ɡɯ |
| 璂 | *ɡɯ |
| 禥 | *ɡɯ |
| 惎 | *ɡɯs |
| 帺 | *ɡɯs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ): phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ) + semantic 月 (“moon”) – changing moon marks the passage of time, hence a period of time. In the original version, there was a sun 日 instead of the moon, hence the original version is 㫷 (with variant 𣇳).

### Etymology

Cognate with 其 (OC *kɯ, “should; probably”) (Schuessler, 2007).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qī, qí
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ, ㄑㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kei$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khì
    (Hailu, HRS): ki
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ki$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): gǐ
* Eastern Min (BUC): gĭ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gi$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ci; $^6$ji
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qī
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ci
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^1$
*** Yale: chī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qí
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cí
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^4$
*** Yale: kèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /ki²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ki⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gi$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gí
*** Sinological IPA : /ki¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
*** Tâi-lô: kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$ci; $^6$ji
*** MiniDict: ci$^平$; ji$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$ji; $^3$jji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵³/, /d͡ʑi²³/
* Middle Chinese: gi
Rime :
| Character | 期 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 渠之切 |
| Baxter | gi |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /gɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡiə/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | kei$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ](r)ə/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡɯ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 期 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ gi › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɡ](r)ə/ |
| English | period of time |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 期 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 9949 |
| Phonetic component | 其 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 其 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡɯ/ |

#### Definitions

期
* to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet
    不期而遇 ― bùqī'éryù ― to meet unexpectedly or by chance
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Qī wǒ hū sāng zhōng, yào wǒ hū shàng gōng, sòng wǒ hū Qí zhī shàng yǐ. [Pinyin]
    She made an appontment with me in Sangzhong; She will meet me in Shanggong; She will accompany me to Qishang.
* (literary) to meet; to gather
* to hope; to wish; to expect
    期待 ― qīdài ― to look forward to
    未來可期／未来可期 ― wèilái kě qī ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* date; specific day; scheduled time (Classifier: 個／个 c)
    限期 ― xiànqī ― deadline
    From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
    Huì tiān dàyǔ, dào bù tōng, duó yǐ shīqī. Shīqī, fǎ jiē zhǎn. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese) time slots; schedule
       ngo$^5$ gam$^1$ go$^3$ jyut$^6$ di$^1$ kei$^4$ cyun$^4$ bou$^6$ baau$^3$ saai$^3$. [Jyutping]
       All my time slots are filled this month.
* period of time; stage
    學期／学期 ― xuéqī ― semester
    青春期 ― qīngchūnqī ― adolescence
* (geology) age (geochronologic unit)
* Classifier for issues of periodical publications. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
* Classifier for periods of time or stages of a project.
* (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly
* (obsolete) limit
* (obsolete) good fortune; chance

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jī, qī (ji$^1$, qi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ, ㄑㄧ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gei$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jī
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ji
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$
*** Yale: jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qī
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ci
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^1$
*** Yale: chī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gei$^1$
*** Yale: gēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei̯⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: ki
Rime :
| Character | 期 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 居之切 |
| Baxter | ki |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kɨ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kɨ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kie/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /kiə/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭə/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ki/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gei$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kɯ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 期 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 9935 |
| Phonetic component | 其 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 姬 |
| Old Chinese | /*kɯ/ |
| Notes | 集韻稘注或體 |

#### Definitions

期
* (obsolete) whole year; entire month; one-year anniversary
    alt. forms: 朞
* (historical, obsolete) Short for 期服 (“mourning garment worn for one year following the death of a senior family member; yearlong period of mourning”).
    alt. forms: 朞

### Compounds

* 不可期
* 不期 (bùqī)
* 不期然 (bùqīrán)
* 不期而會 / 不期而会 (bùqī'érhuì)
* 不期而然 (bùqī'érrán)
* 不期而遇 (bùqī'éryù)
* 不杖期夫
* 中年時期 / 中年时期
* 中期 (zhōngqī)
* 九七期限
* 乞期
* 任期 (rènqī)
* 休眠期
* 何期
* 來期 / 来期
* 佳期 (jiāqī)
* 保固期
* 假期 (jiàqī)
* 偷期
* 偷期暗會 / 偷期暗会
* 光周期
* 先期 (xiānqī)
* 光期性
* 再期
* 冰河時期 / 冰河时期 (bīnghé shíqī)
* 分期付款 (fēnqī fùkuǎn)
* 刊期
* 刑期 (xíngqī)
* 刑期無刑 / 刑期无刑
* 初期 (chūqī)
* 到期 (dàoqī)
* 刻期 (kèqī)
* 剋期 / 克期 (kèqī)
* 前期 (qiánqī)
* 務期 / 务期 (wùqī)
* 半衰期 (bànshuāiqī)
* 危險期 / 危险期
* 即期匯票 / 即期汇票
* 反抗期
* 及期
* 口腔期
* 吉期 (jíqī)
* 同期 (tóngqī)
* 同期錄音 / 同期录音
* 周期彗星
* 場期 / 场期
* 大比之期
* 失期
* 如期 (rúqī)
* 婚期 (hūnqī)
* 孕期 (yùnqī)
* 孵化期
* 學期 / 学期 (xuéqī)
* 安全期
* 安期生
* 定期 (dìngqī)
* 定期保險 / 定期保险
* 定期存款 (dìngqī cúnkuǎn)
* 定期票
* 將臨期 / 将临期 (jiānglínqī)
* 屆期 / 届期
* 展期 (zhǎnqī)
* 工期 (gōngqī)
* 平水期
* 幽期 (yōuqī)
* 幽期密約 / 幽期密约
* 延期 (yánqī)
* 役期
* 後會可期 / 后会可期
* 後會有期 / 后会有期 (hòuhuìyǒuqī)
* 後會難期 / 后会难期
* 後期 / 后期 (hòuqī)
* 待期
* 復甦期 / 复苏期
* 心期
* 思春期 (sīchūnqī)
* 恆星週期 / 恒星周期
* 愆期 (qiānqī)
* 憲政時期 / 宪政时期
* 成年期
* 成熟期 (chéngshúqī)
* 按期 (ànqī)
* 排卵期 (páiluǎnqī)
* 撫期 / 抚期
* 撞牆期 / 撞墙期
* 擇期 / 择期 (zéqī)
* 改期 (gǎiqī)
* 旁期
* 日期 (rìqī)
* 早期 (zǎoqī)
* 星期 (xīngqī, “days of the week”)
* 星期報 / 星期报
* 星期天
* 星期日 (xīngqīrì)
* 時期 / 时期 (shíqī)
* 晚期 (wǎnqī)
* 暑期 (shǔqī)
* 暑期學校 / 暑期学校 (shǔqī xuéxiào)
* 更年期 (gēngniánqī)
* 會合周期 / 会合周期
* 會期 / 会期 (huìqī)
* 月約星期 / 月约星期
* 有效期 (yǒuxiàoqī)
* 有期徒刑 (yǒuqī túxíng)
* 服期
* 期中考 (qīzhōngkǎo)
* 期中選舉 / 期中选举
* 期刊 (qīkān)
* 期功
* 期勉
* 期年
* 期待 (qīdài)
* 期成
* 期指 (qīzhǐ)
* 期日 (qīrì)
* 期會 / 期会
* 期月
* 期月有成
* 期服
* 期望 (qīwàng)
* 期望值 (qīwàngzhí)
* 期期
* 期期艾艾 (qīqī'ài'ài)
* 期末 (qīmò)
* 期末考 (qīmòkǎo)
* 期權 / 期权 (qīquán)
* 期歲 / 期岁
* 期求 (qīqiú)
* 期油 (qīyóu)
* 期滿 / 期满 (qīmǎn)
* 期盼 (qīpàn)
* 期票
* 期程
* 期約 / 期约
* 期終考試 / 期终考试 (qīzhōng kǎoshì)
* 期考 (qīkǎo)
* 期艾
* 期許 / 期许 (qīxǔ)
* 期貨 / 期货 (qīhuò)
* 期運 / 期运
* 期金 (qījīn)
* 期門 / 期门
* 期間 / 期间 (qījiān)
* 期限 (qīxiàn)
* 期頤 / 期颐 (qīyí)
* 期頤之壽 / 期颐之寿
* 期頤偕老 / 期颐偕老
* 未期
* 末期 (mòqī)
* 杖期
* 杖期夫
* 枯水期
* 樊於期 / 樊于期
* 檔期 / 档期
* 歸期 / 归期 (guīqī)
* 死期 (sǐqī)
* 汛期 (xùnqī)
* 沒了期 / 没了期
* 沈佺期
* 波浪週期 / 波浪周期
* 活期 (huóqī)
* 活期存款 (huóqī cúnkuǎn)
* 活期放款
* 滯育期 / 滞育期
* 潛伏期 / 潜伏期 (qiánfúqī)
* 濾泡期 / 滤泡期
* 為期 / 为期 (wéiqī)
* 為期不遠 / 为期不远
* 無期徒刑 / 无期徒刑 (wúqī túxíng)
* 無霜期 / 无霜期 (wúshuāngqī)
* 燈期 / 灯期
* 燕約鶯期 / 燕约莺期
* 牛女佳期
* 現期 / 现期
* 瓜期
* 生命週期 / 生命周期 (shēngmìng zhōuqī)
* 生長期 / 生长期 (shēngzhǎngqī)
* 產褥期 / 产褥期 (chǎnrùqī)
* 癸期
* 發情期 / 发情期 (fāqíngqī)
* 百世難期 / 百世难期
* 盛果期
* 相期 (xiāngqī)
* 短期 (duǎnqī)
* 短期投資 / 短期投资
* 秋期
* 租期 (zūqī)
* 空窗期 (kōngchuāngqī)
* 等期
* 約期 / 约期 (yuēqī)
* 終期 / 终期
* 細胞週期 / 细胞周期 (xìbāo zhōuqī)
* 經期 / 经期 (jīngqī)
* 線上期刊 / 线上期刊
* 緩期 / 缓期 (huǎnqī)
* 羅馬假期 / 罗马假期
* 老年時期 / 老年时期
* 老年期 (lǎoniánqī)
* 考期
* 耄期
* 脫期 / 脱期 (tuōqī)
* 臨期 / 临期 (línqī)
* 臨期失誤 / 临期失误
* 自我期許 / 自我期许
* 船期
* 花期 (huāqī)
* 花燭之期 / 花烛之期
* 蜜月期
* 行期 (xíngqī)
* 行經期 / 行经期
* 訓政時期 / 训政时期
* 誤期 / 误期 (wùqī)
* 請期 / 请期
* 變聲期 / 变声期 (biànshēngqī)
* 豈期 / 岂期
* 豐水期 / 丰水期
* 軍政時期 / 军政时期
* 轉型期 / 转型期
* 近期 (jìnqī)
* 週期 / 周期 (zhōuqī)
* 週期律 / 周期律
* 週期性 / 周期性 (zhōuqīxìng)
* 週期表 / 周期表 (zhōuqībiǎo)
* 逾期 (yúqī)
* 過期 / 过期 (guòqī)
* 過渡時期 / 过渡时期
* 遙不可期 / 遥不可期
* 遠期外匯 / 远期外汇
* 遠期支票 / 远期支票
* 遙遙無期 / 遥遥无期 (yáoyáowúqī)
* 鍾子期 / 钟子期
* 鍾期 / 钟期
* 長期 / 长期 (chángqī)
* 長期投資 / 长期投资
* 長期趨勢 / 长期趋势
* 長期飯票 / 长期饭票
* 開花期 / 开花期
* 關鍵期 / 关键期
* 限期 (xiànqī)
* 雨約雲期 / 雨约云期
* 青年期 (qīngniánqī)
* 青春期 (qīngchūnqī)
* 非常時期 / 非常时期 (fēicháng shíqī)
* 預期 / 预期 (yùqī)
* 預產期 / 预产期 (yùchǎnqī)
* 騫期 / 骞期
* 高原期
* 麥口期 / 麦口期
* 齡期 / 龄期

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* appointed time; occasion (とき)
* promise (ちぎる, きめる)
* hope; wish; expect
* period; term

#### Readings

* Go-on: こ (ko)、ご (go, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kun: とき (toki, 期)、ちぎる (chigiru, 期る)、きめる (kimeru, 期める)

#### Compounds

* 期(き)間(かん) (kikan)
* 期(き)待(たい) (kitai)
* 男(だん)根(こん)期(き) (dankonki): phallic stage

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 期
* き Grade: 3
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 期 (MC gi, “period of time”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) き [kíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [kʲi]

#### Affix

期(き) • (ki)
* time; period
* to expect; to look forward to

#### Suffix

期(き) • (-ki)
* period (of time)
    反抗(はんこう)期(き)
       hankōki
       rebellious phase
* (television show) season
    「進撃(しんげき)の巨人(きょじん)」の二(に)期(き)
       “Shingeki no Kyojin” no niki
       the second season of Attack on Titan
* geological age

##### See also

* 紀(き) (ki)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 期
* ご Grade: 3
* goon
From Middle Chinese 期 (MC gi|ki).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ご [gò] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) ご [góꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɡo̞]

#### Noun

期(ご) • (go)
* a specific time or date
* a deadline
* death (as in "one's time has come")

### References

* ↑ “期”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Hanja

期 (eumhun 기약할 기 (giyakhal gi))
* hanja form of 기 (“expect; time; period”)

#### Compounds

* 기간 (期間, gigan, “period”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

期: Hán Nôm readings: kì, kề, kỳ
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