期 (qī) — (classifier) for issues of a periodical (magazine, newspaper, etc.); (classifier) for sessions or stages of a course, program, or competition
Definition
期 (qī) is a measure word for issues of a periodical and for sessions/rounds of a course or competition. Don't confuse it with 份, which counts documents, gifts, or portions of food.
classifier
for issues of a periodical (magazine, newspaper, etc.)for sessions or stages of a course, program, or competition
Examples
- 期。Zhè qī zá zhì de nèi róng hěn yǒu yì si.The content of this issue of the magazine is very interesting.
- 期。Tā cān jiā le dì yī qī de péi xùn.He attended the first session of the training.
- 期？Xià yī qī de bǐ sài shén me shí hou kāi shǐ?When does the next round of the competition start?
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.
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