漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
季: seasons
JLPT N28 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met
禾 and 子 carry the meaning
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
キki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 季節きせつseason
- 季語きごseasonal word
- 季刊きかんquarterly
- 四季しきfour seasons
- 夏季かきsummer season
- 冬季とうきwinter season
- 雨季うきrainy season
- 乾季かんきdry season
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the baby reaching out from the cradle! This character captures the innocence and joy of youth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side季 seasons · 禾
vs李 plum · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jì
Same form: 季 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 季 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 季 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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