期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
期中
qīzhōng
middle of the semester
Characters in this word
中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 期中考试不难。 Qīzhōng kǎoshì bù nán. The midterm exam is not hard.
- 我准备期中。 Wǒ zhǔnbèi qīzhōng. I am preparing for midterms.
- 期中成绩不错。 Qīzhōng chéngjì búcuò. The midterm grades are pretty good.