周期
Old HSK 6
周期 (zhōuqī) · cycle
周期 (zhōuqī) means “cycle; period”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 期 (period). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 周期 is built
The characters
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个项目的周期是两年。Zhège xiàngmù de zhōuqī shì liǎng nián.The project cycle is two years.
月亮变化的周期大约是一个月。Yuèliang biànhuà de zhōuqī dàyuē shì yí gè yuè.The moon goes through its cycle in about a month.
Questions about 周期
What does 周期 mean?
周期 (zhōuqī) means “cycle; period”.
How do you pronounce 周期?
周期 is pronounced zhōuqī.
Which HSK level is 周期?
周期 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周末zhōumòweekend
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 周围zhōuwéiaround
- 周到zhōudàothoughtful
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 周边zhōubiānsurrounding
- 周密zhōumìthorough
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
Learn 周期 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 241: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.