至 zhì to arrive; most; to
Made up of [厶 sī private; secret; selfish radical 28, 土 tǔ earth; soil radical 32]Made with 6 strokes.
The mirror image of 'bu: no'; it represents a bird or arrow flying downwards to earth and so giving the idea of 'arrival' from above.
Ancient small seal form
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Also uses 厶 sī component: 公 gōng (public) 么 me (what) ; 能 néng (to be able to) ; 去 qù (go) ; 台 tái (typhoon) ; 雄 xióng (male) ; 云 yún (cloud)
Also uses 土 tǔ component: 场 cháng (threshing floor) 城 chéng (city) ; 地 dì (earth) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 圭 guī (jade tablet) ; 黑 hēi (black) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 块 kuài (piece) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 陵 líng (mound) ; 去 qù (go) ; 丧 sàng (to lose) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 寺 sì (Buddhist temple) ; 在 zài (exist) ; 周 zhōu (circuit) ; 走 zǒu (walk) ; 座 zuò (seat) ; 坐 zuò (sit)
Sounds same
志 zhì (aspiration) ; 治 zhì (to rule) ; 致 zhì (to send) ; 置 zhì (to install)Different tone
只 zhī (one) ; 之 zhī (him) ; 知 zhī (to know) ; 支 zhī (to support) ; 枝 zhī (branch) ; 直 zhí (straight) ; 值 zhí (value) ; 植 zhí (to plant) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 止 zhǐ (to stop) ; 夂 zhǐ (walk slowly)Radical
Index 133 used in: 到 dào (arrive) ; 室 shì (room) ; 屋 wū (house) ; 致 zhì (to send)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
福无重至,祸不单行 fú wú chóng zhì, huò bú dān xíng Bad fortune is more frequent than good宾至如归 bīn zhì rú guī Warmly welcoming guests to your home. Guests treated as part of the family.
至死不悟 zhì sǐ bù wù Stubbornly holding to views. Obstinate and set in ways.