季 (jì): season, the last month of a season, fourth or youngest amongst brothers
季 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “season.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (structural) and 子 (structural). It ranks #1271 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 季 the time for planting seeds 子 of grain 禾. Its radical form 子 (child) appears in many related characters such as 子 (zǐ, son), 字 (zì, letter), 学 (xué, to learn).
Definitions
- season
- the last month of a season
- fourth or youngest amongst brothers
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe time for planting seeds 子 of grain 禾
Decomposition: ⿱禾子 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 季
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 季节noun | jì jié | time | 3 |
| 季度noun | jì dù | quarter of a year | 5 |
| 四季noun | sì jì | four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] | 3 |
| 季军noun | jì jūn | third in a race | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赛季 | sài jì | season (sports) |
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer |
| 秋季 | qiū jì | autumn |
| 冬季 | dōng jì | winter |
| 春季 | chūn jì | springtime |
| 雨季 | yǔ jì | rainy season |
| 季风 | jì fēng | monsoon |
| 季节性 | jì jié xìng | seasonal |
| 旺季 | wàng jì | busy season |
| 季刊 | jì kān | quarterly publication |
| 花季 | huā jì | youthful time |
| 一年四季 | yī nián sì jì | all year round |
| 淡季 | dàn jì | off season |
| 四季豆 | sì jì dòu | green bean |
| 反季节 | fǎn jì jié | off-season |
季 appears in 65 compound words: 38 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 季 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
eldest, second, third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers
Example Sentences
季字在日常生活中使用频率中等。
jì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .
The character "季" is used moderately frequently in daily life.
受冬季风暴影响 美国数千架次航班被取消
shòu dōng jì fēng bào yǐng xiǎng měi guó shǔ qiān jià cì háng bān bèi qǔ xiāo
Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled due to the winter storm
滙控季息料近3.3元增17% 大行估50亿恒生...
滙 kòng jì xī liào jìn 3 . 3 yuán zēng 1 7 dà háng gū 5 0 yì héng shēng . . .
HSBC Holdings' quarterly interest rate is expected to increase by 17% by nearly 3.3 yuan, and major banks estimate 5 billion Hang Seng...
巴菲特执掌的最后一季 波克夏上季依然卖超美股
bā 菲 tè zhí zhǎng de zuì hòu yī jì bō kè xià shàng jì yī rán mài chāo měi gǔ
Buffett's last season at the helm Berkshire still sold more than U.S. stocks last season
Banca Generali第四季度业绩创纪录但股价下跌
B a n c a G e n e r a l i dì sì jì dù yè jì chuàng jì lù dàn gǔ jià xià diē
Banca Generali posted record fourth-quarter results but shares fell
(外代一线)美国加州遭遇冬季风暴袭击
( wài dài yī xiàn ) měi guó jiā zhōu zāo yù dōng jì fēng bào xí jī
California, USA, was hit by a winter storm
他们每年冬季去野泽滑雪。
Tāmen měinián dōngjì qù yězé huáxuě.
They go skiing at Nozawa every winter.
你上个夏季在波士顿吗？
Nǐ shàngge xiàjì zài Bōshìdùn ma?
Were you in Boston last summer?
企业第一季度收益大幅增长。
Qǐyè dìyījìdù shōuyì dàfú zēngzhǎng.
Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
根据天气预报，雨季下周会开始。
Gēnjù tiānqìyùbào, yǔjì xiàzhōu huì kāishǐ.
According to the weather report, the rainy season will start next week.
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