Chinese symbol for “period”
时期
shí qī
Traditional: 時期
period; phase; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for period is 时期 (shí qī), defined as: period; phase; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “period”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周期 (週期) | zhōu qī | period; cycle |
| 时 (時) | shí | o'clock; time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 句点 (句點) | jù diǎn | period (punctuation); (fig.) endpoint |
| 时代 (時代) | shí dài | age; era |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 时期.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; to await |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “period”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.