迄 (qì): as yet, until

迄 (qì) is a Chinese character meaning “as yet.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 乞 (phonetic). It ranks #2451 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 迄 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. as yet
  2. until

Etymology & Origin

迄

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶乞 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
迄今为止adverbqì jīn wéi zhǐso far
迄今adverbqì jīnso far
起迄qǐ qìstart and end (dates)
3
Total compounds
67
As first character
33
As last character
0
As middle character

迄 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 迄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

今jīn
0.61420,296 co-occurrences
止zhǐ
0.5166,913 co-occurrences
仍réng
0.372912 co-occurrences
为wéi
0.3684,680 co-occurrences
唯wéi
0.343342 co-occurrences
已yǐ
0.3411,218 co-occurrences
循xún
0.318126 co-occurrences
未wèi
0.317872 co-occurrences
逾yú
0.30958 co-occurrences
是shì
0.3073,574 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

迄今为止qìjīn wéizhǐHSK 7+

as yet; hitherto; up until now

adverb

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

迄字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

qì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "迄" has different usages in different contexts.

Hk01.comApr 2026

美国商务部长:“特朗普金卡”签证迄今仅一人已获批

měi guó shāng wù bù cháng : tè lǎng pǔ jīn kǎ qiān zhèng qì jīn jǐn yī rén yǐ huò pī

U.S. Secretary of Commerce: Only one person has been approved for the "Trump Gold Card" visa so far

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Apr 2026

火星最新研究观测到迄今最高镍含量岩石 或揭示早期火星化学反应

huǒ xīng zuì xīn yán jiū guàn cè dào qì jīn zuì gāo 镍 hán liàng yán shí huò jiē shì zǎo qī huǒ xīng huà xué fǎn yīng

New Mars study observes rocks with the highest nickel content to date, potentially revealing early chemical reactions on Mars

Hk01.comMar 2026

委内瑞拉更换国防部长 代理总统内阁迄今最重要人事变动

wěi nèi ruì lā gēng huàn guó fáng bù cháng dài lǐ zǒng tǒng nèi gé qì jīn zuì chóng yāo rén shì biàn dòng

Venezuela Replaces Defense Minister: The Most Significant Personnel Change in the Acting President's Cabinet to Date

It之家Mar 2026

“迄今最坚韧”康宁大猩猩玻璃陶瓷 3 发布:...

qì jīn zuì jiān rèn kāng nìng dà xīng xīng bō lí táo cí 3 fā bù : . . .

"The toughest yet": Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 launched:...

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

南化水库今年迄今降雨量挂零 台南水情维持绿灯原因曝

nán huà shuǐ kù jīn nián qì jīn jiàng yǔ liàng guà líng tái nán shuǐ qíng wéi chí lǜ dēng yuán yīn pù

Nanhua Reservoir has been hit by zero rainfall so far this year, and the reason for maintaining the green light for Tainan's water situation has been exposed

Tatoeba

迄今,一切妥当。

Qìjīn, yīqiè tuǒdang.

So far, so good.

Tatoeba

这部电影是我迄今为止看过的最好的一部。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shì wǒ qìjīnwéizhǐ kàn guo de zuì hǎo de yī bù.

This is the best movie I've ever seen.

Tatoeba

这起空难是迄今为止加拿大境内最严重的空难。

Zhè qǐ kōngnàn shì qìjīnwéizhǐ Jiānádà jìngnèi zuì yánzhòng de kōngnàn.

The crash was and remains to date the deadliest airplane accident on Canadian soil.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced qì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 迄 (qì) mean in Chinese?
迄 (qì) primarily means "as yet." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2451 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 迄 and 吃?
迄 (qì) and 吃 (chī) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 辶 vs 口 (same 乞 component).
How many strokes does 迄 have?
迄 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 迄?
The radical associated with 迄 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 迄?
迄 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 乞 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶乞 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 迄?
Common words with 迄 include: 迄今为止 (qì jīn wéi zhǐ, "so far"); 迄今 (qì jīn, "so far"); 起迄 (qǐ qì, "start and end (dates)"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 迄 (qì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qì: 起 (to rise), 其 (his), 气 (gas), 期 (period, expect), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 迄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 迄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.