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)

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Pronunciation

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