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期 — a period of time; phase; stage

Pinyin
qī
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 期: 12 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

期 — 12 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 期 in the HSK syllabus: 40

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 星期xīngqīweek; day of the week; SundayHSK 1
  2. 星期日xīngqīrìSundayHSK 1
  3. 星期天xīngqītiānSundayHSK 1
  4. 假期jiàqīvacationHSK 3
  5. 学期xuéqīterm; semesterHSK 3
  6. 期qīperiod; cycleHSK 4
  7. 期末qīmòthe end of a term or semesterHSK 4
  8. 期中qīzhōnginterim; midtermHSK 4
  9. 日期rìqīdateHSK 4
  10. 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf life; expiration dateHSK 5
  11. 长期chángqīlong-term; for a protracted periodHSK 5
  12. 初期chūqīinitial stage; beginning periodHSK 5
  13. 到期dàoqīto fall due; to expire; to matureHSK 5
  14. 定期dìngqīat set dates; at regular intervals; periodicHSK 5
  15. 短期duǎnqīshort-termHSK 5
  16. 过期guòqīto be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expireHSK 5
  17. 近期jìnqīnear in time; in the near future; very soon; recentHSK 5
  18. 期待qīdàito look forward to; to await; expectationHSK 5
  19. 期间qījiānperiod of time; time; time period; periodHSK 5
  20. 时期shíqīperiod; phaseHSK 5
  21. 早期zǎoqīearly period; early phase; early stageHSK 5
  22. 中期zhōngqīmiddle; medium-termHSK 5
  23. 分期fēnqīby stages; staggered; step by step; in installmentsHSK 6
  24. 后期hòuqīlate stage; later periodHSK 6
  25. 期望qīwàngto have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectationHSK 6
  26. 期限qīxiàntime limit; deadline; allotted timeHSK 6
  27. 前期qiánqīpreceding period; early stageHSK 6
  28. 青春期qīngchūnqīpuberty; adolescenceHSK 6
  29. 为期wéiqīby; lastingHSK 6
  30. 延期yánqīto delay; to extend; to postpone; to deferHSK 6
  31. 预期yùqīto expect; to anticipateHSK 6
  32. 周期zhōuqīperiod; cycleHSK 6
  33. 长期以来chángqī yǐláifor a long timeHSK 7–9
  34. 活期huóqīcurrent; checking; demandHSK 7–9
  35. 期盼qīpànto expect; to awaitHSK 7–9
  36. 任期rènqīterm of office; tenureHSK 7–9
  37. 如期rúqīas scheduled; on time; punctualHSK 7–9
  38. 同期tóngqīthe corresponding time period; concurrentHSK 7–9
  39. 晚期wǎnqīlater period; end stage; terminalHSK 7–9
  40. 逾期yúqīto be overdue; to fail to meet a deadlineHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.