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Character

季

jì HSK 3
季 jì HSK 3
  • 1. the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order)
  • 2. the end of a period
  • 3. quarter (one of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter; three months)
  • 4. season
  • 5. a surname
  • 6. the third month of a season in the lunar calendar (cf. 孟, 仲)
Words using 季 as jì (7)
  • 1 四季 sì jì — four seasons HSK 3
    • 四 four (the number)
    • 季 season (division of the year)
    Example

    我喜欢四季的变化。

    wǒ xǐ huan sì jì de biàn huà

    I like the changes of the four seasons.

  • 2 季节 jì jié — season HSK 3
    • 季 season; period of time
    • 节 section; division; segment
    Example

    春天是一年中最美的季节。

    chūn tiān shì yī nián zhōng zuì měi de jì jié

    Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.

  • 3 季度 jì dù — quarter HSK 5
    • 季 season; quarter (time period)
    • 度 measure; period (unit of measurement)
    Example

    这个季度的销售额增长了百分之十。

    zhè ge jì dù de xiāo shòu é zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí

    This quarter's sales increased by ten percent.

  • 4 季军 jì jūn — third place HSK 6
    • 季 third (in ranking)
    • 军 winner/champion (ranking level)
    Example

    他在比赛中获得了季军。

    tā zài bǐ sài zhōng huó dé le jì jūn

    He won third place in the competition.

  • 5 旺季 wàng jì — peak season HSK 7
    • 旺 prosperous, peak
    • 季 season, period
    Example

    夏天是旅游旺季，酒店价格很贵。

    xià tiān shì lǚ yóu wàng jì jiǔ diàn jià gé hěn guì

    Summer is the peak tourist season, so hotel prices are very expensive.

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  • 6 淡季 dàn jì — off-season HSK 7
    • 淡 slack, quiet, low (in activity or demand)
    • 季 season, period
    Example

    这家酒店在淡季价格很便宜。

    zhè jiā jiǔ diàn zài dàn jì jià gé hěn pián yi

    This hotel is very cheap in the off-season.

  • 7 赛季 sài jì — season HSK 7
    • 赛 competition, match
    • 季 season, period
    Example

    新赛季马上就要开始了。

    xīn sài jì mǎ shàng jiù yào kāi shǐ le

    The new season is about to start.

Structure & writing
季 jì — the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order)

季 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
HSK 1
和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks
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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little
HSK 5
私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government
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稳 wěn stable; steady
HSK 6
委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.
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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean
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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)
2 子 zǐ — child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son
Xpinyin
子 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 字 zì written character; word 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 孩 hái young child
HSK 2
游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers)
HSK 4
仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 存 cún to exist; to be alive 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation
HSK 5
享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain
HSK 6
孕 yùn pregnancy 孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents
HSK 7
孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 孝 xiào to respect and support one's parents 孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

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