| 初 |
chū qī | initial stage / beginning period |
| 初 |
chū | at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic |
| 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] |