| 先 |
xiān qī | the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period |
| 先 |
xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 期 |
qī | variant of 期 / period / cycle |
| 期 |
qī | a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] |