Radical 月

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this or that 其 (235) + moon 月 (61) = due 期

This means due (as in “due for an appointment”); an appointed time; or a period of time. It appears in the names for days of the week (note that there are two words for Sunday).

星期 (136) xīngqī week

[日期 (6) rìqī date (of event)]

[长期 (172) chángqī a long time]

[学期 (82) xuéqī term, semester] 星期日 (136, 6) Xīngqīrì Sunday

[星期一 (136, 1) Xīngqīyī Monday]

[星期二 (136, 2) Xīngqī’èr Tuesday]

[星期三 (136, 3) Xīngqīsān Wednesday]

[星期四 (136, 24) Xīngqīsì Thursday]

[星期五 (136, 36) Xīngqīwǔ Friday]

[星期六 (136, 39) Xīngqīliù Saturday]

星期天 (136, 76) Xīngqītiān Sunday

(Two telescopes are set up to watch the lunar eclipse) the curator says, “You can use this or that one to see the moon— but hurry, the eclipse is almost due.” / But clouds obscure the view, so the giant, on a nearby hill, holds up a lump of cheese with a bite out of it for them to look at instead!