期 (qí) — a set time; a period

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期＝其＋月

ㄑㄧˊ · qí

noun — a set time; a period

字源 FORM — what the parts do

其聲qí — gives the sound exactlya winnowing basket, lending only its sound

月義the moon — keeper of the months

The moon (月) keeps the calendar — times are agreed on by its rounds. 其 qí carries the sound exactly. From the appointed day: 日期、過期; from the stretch between days: 時期、學期.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

月亮（月）缺了又圓——說好的日子，到了。

The moon (月) thins and fills again — the agreed day arrives.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)約定的時候— an appointed time

→日期、過期— a date; past the date常用

→時期、學期— a period — the span between dates常用

⇒期待— to await — eyes on the date

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension