季 jì season; the last month of a season
Made up of [子 zǐ child; sage; seed radical 39, 禾 hé grain radical 115]Made with 8 strokes.
Combines grain over child and so suggests growth and the passing seasons
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Also uses 子 zǐ component: 存 biān (to exist) 孚 fú (to trust) 孩 hái (child) 好 hǎo (good) 亨 hēng (prosperous) 孔 kǒng (great) 李 lǐ (plum) 孟 mèng (first month of a season) 孙 sūn (grandson) 孝 xiào (filial piety or obedience) 学 xué (study) 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 禾 hé component: 矮 ǎi (low) 乘 chéng (to ride) 稿 gǎo (manuscript) 和 hé (together) 利 lì (sharp) 秋 qiú (autumn) 税 shuì (taxes) 香 xiāng (fragrant) 租 zū (to hire)
Sounds same
际 jì (border) 既 jì (already) 彐 jì (snout) 纪 jì (order) 记 jì (to record) 技 jì (skill) 济 jì (to cross a river)Different tone
鸡 jī (fowl) 机 jī (machine) 吉 jí (lucky) 及 jí (and) 几 jǐ (how many) 己 jǐ (self)Pronunciation
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