季
jì
season
surname Ji; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
grain (禾) + child (子) = the season of harvest
The grain (禾) suggests the agricultural harvest that marks each season's end, while the child (子) implies offspring or succession — the youngest child being associated with what comes last. Together they evoke the cycle of crops and the passage of seasons.
Words with 季
配种季节
pèi zhǒng jì jié
breeding season
财季
cái jì
fiscal quarter; financial quarter
雨季
yǔ jì
rainy season
食季
shí jì
eclipse season
首季
shǒu jì
first season
一年四季
yī nián sì jì
all year round
干煸四季豆
gān biān sì jì dòu
fried beans, Sichuan style
伯仲叔季
bó zhòng shū jì
(idiom) eldest, second, third and youngest of brothers; order of seniority among brothers
冬季
dōng jì
winter
卡拉季奇
kǎ lā jì qí
Karadžić (Serbian surname)
反季
fǎn jì
off-season; out-of-season
反季节
fǎn jì jié
off-season; out-of-season