Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Moon (yuè) Ji Kangxi brush strokes: 12 Page 506, Entry 07 Ancient form. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ji. The character Qi is sometimes written as Ji. It refers to the completion of a period of time. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Yao: A full cycle of a year consists of three hundred and sixty-six days. Commentary: A full round of the four seasons is called a Ji. Sub-commentary: To encompass a season is to Ji; Ji means to encompass. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is also written as Qi.