期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
期待
qīdài
to look forward to
Characters in this word
待 dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我期待见你。 Wǒ qīdài jiàn nǐ. I look forward to seeing you.
- 大家很期待。 Dàjiā hěn qīdài. Everyone is looking forward to it.
- 他期待新工作。 Tā qīdài xīn gōngzuò. He looks forward to his new job.