季 jì season
season; quarter; youngest
How to remember 季: 禾 grain + 子 child = season. Every summer the grain grows taller than the child, and she runs through it laughing in her favourite season.
Component breakdown
季 = 禾 grain + 子 child
- 禾 grain
- 子 child
Every summer the grain grows taller than the child, and she runs through it laughing in her favourite season.
How it is used
- A season/quarter - 季节 (jìjié) season, 四季 (sìjì) the four seasons.
- Business/sports 'quarter': 季度 (jìdù) fiscal quarter, 赛季 (sàijì) a sports season, 旺季 (wàngjì) peak season vs 淡季 (dànjì) off-season.
- 季军 (jìjūn) = third place (bronze), after 冠军 (champion) and 亚军 (runner-up) - 季 here means 'the last/youngest' of a set.
Words with 季
Example sentences
- 秋天是收获的季节。 Qiūtiān shì shōuhuò de jìjié.Autumn is the harvest season.