期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
期限
qīxiàn
deadline
Characters in this word
限 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 期限快到了。 Qīxiàn kuài dào le. The deadline is coming soon.
- 请注意期限。 Qǐng zhùyì qīxiàn. Please pay attention to the deadline.
- 报名期限很短。 Bàomíng qīxiàn hěn duǎn. The registration deadline is very short.