季 meaning in English

jì

season; the last month of a season

HSK 4noun8 strokes

Meaning of 季

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jì

season
the last month of a season
fourth or youngest amongst brothers
classifier for seasonal crop yields

Jì

surname Ji

How to use 季

季 usually appears in compounds rather than alone, such as 季节 (jìjié, season), 春季 (chūnjì, spring) and 季度 (jìdù, quarter). The forms 春季, 夏季, 秋季 and 冬季 sound more formal than 春天, 夏天, 秋天 and 冬天. Example: 我最喜欢秋季。(Wǒ zuì xǐhuan qiūjì.) I like autumn best.

季 (jì) has 禾 (hé, grain) on top and 子 (zǐ, child) below. Picture young grain growing up season by season, and you have the idea of a season.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 季 (jì) with 李 (lǐ, plum, a common surname). 李 has 木 (wood) on top, while 季 has 禾, which has an extra slanted stroke at the top.

季 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

一yī年nián四sì季jì，我wǒ最zuì喜xǐ欢huān夏xià天tiān，你nǐ呢ne？

There are four seasons in a year, and the one I like most is summer. How about you?

你nǐ上shàng个gè夏xià季jì在zài波bō士shì顿dùn吗ma？

Were you in Boston last summer?

今jīn年nián的de雨yǔ季jì来lái得de很hěn早zǎo。

The rainy season set in early this year.

雨yǔ季jì似sì乎hū终zhōng于yú结jié束shù了le。

It seems that the rainy season is over at last.

这zhè个ge国guó家jiā有yǒu四sì个gè季jì节jié。

There are four seasons in this country.

Stroke order for each character

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季 jì · season · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 季.

季节	jìjié	time; season
夏季	xiàjì	summer
冬季	dōngjì	winter
秋季	qiūjì	autumn; fall
春季	chūnjì	springtime
季度	jìdù	quarter of a year; season (sports)
四季	sìjì	four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
淡季	dànjì	off season; slow business season
旺季	wàngjì	busy season; peak period
第四季	dìsìjì	fourth quarter
赛季	sàijì	season (sports)
雨季	yǔjì	rainy season

Questions about 季

What does 季 mean?

季 (jì) means "season; the last month of a season" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 季?

季 is made of 1 character: 季 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 季 an HSK word?

Yes. 季 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 季节 and 季度?

季节 (jìjié) means a natural season like spring or winter, or a period such as 旅游季节 (travel season). 季度 (jìdù) means a quarter of the year, used in business, for example 第一季度 (the first quarter).

Can 季 be used for a season of a TV show?

Yes. People say 第二季 (dì èr jì) for the second season of a show or series. It works like a counter here, so you do not need 季节.