四季
HSK 3 (exam 2025)
四季 (sìjì) · the four seasons
四季 (sìjì) means “the four seasons”. It is written with 2 characters: 四 (four) + 季 (season). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 四季 is built
The characters
四 sì · four
What 四 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A child 儿 in a room with four walls 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
季 jì · season
What 季 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: The time for planting seeds 子 of grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里四季都很美。Zhèlǐ sìjì dōu hěn měi.It's beautiful here in all four seasons.
一年有四季，我最喜欢秋天。Yì nián yǒu sìjì, wǒ zuì xǐhuan qiūtiān.There are four seasons in a year; I like autumn best.
Questions about 四季
What does 四季 mean?
四季 (sìjì) means “the four seasons”.
How do you pronounce 四季?
四季 is pronounced sìjì.
Which HSK level is 四季?
四季 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 丢三落四diūsānlàsìforgetful
- 四肢sìzhīlimbs
- 四sìfour
- 春季chūnjìspring (season)
- 冬季dōngjìwinter
- 季度jìdùquarter (of a year)
- 季节jìjiéseason
- 秋季qiūjìautumn
- 夏季xiàjìsummer
- 淡季dànjìoff season
Learn 四季 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.