至 (zhì): to arrive, most, to
至 (zhì) is a Chinese character meaning “to arrive.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural), 厶 (structural) and 土 (structural). It ranks #267 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 至 a bird alighting on the ground 土. Its radical form 至 (arrive) appears in many related characters such as 致 (zhì, (bound form) fine).
Definitions
- to arrive
- most
- to
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA bird alighting on the ground 土
Decomposition: ⿱⿱一厶土 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 至
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甚至conjunction | shèn zhì | even | 4 |
| 至少adverb | zhì shǎo | at least | 4 |
| 至于verb/preposition | zhì yú | as for | 6 |
| 至今adverb | zhì jīn | so far | 5 |
| 不至于verb | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to | 6 |
| 至关重要phrase | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important | 6 |
| 截至verb | jié zhì | up to (a time) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以至于conjunction | yǐ zhì yú | down to |
| 至极adverb | zhì jí | extremely |
| 直至preposition | zhí zhì | lasting until |
| 至上adjective | zhì shàng | supreme |
| 至此 | zhì cǐ | up until now |
| 自始至终adverb | zì shǐ zhì zhōng | from start to finish (idiom) |
| 至高无上phrase | zhì gāo wú shàng | supreme |
| 以至conjunction | yǐ zhì | down to |
| 蜂拥而至phrase | fēng yōng ér zhì | to arrive in huge numbers |
| 时至今日phrase | shí zhì jīn rì | (idiom) up to the present |
| 乃至conjunction | nǎi zhì | and even |
| 甚至于conjunction | shèn zhì yú | so much (that) |
| 无微不至phrase | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom) |
| 至亲noun | zhì qīn | next of kin |
| 实至名归phrase | shí zhì míng guī | fame follows merit (idiom) |
至 appears in 93 compound words: 28 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 32 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 至 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (20)
Showing 12 of 20 idioms containing 至.
Example Sentences
写好至字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo zhì zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "至" well, one must master the correct stroke order.
新春长假尾声至 内地客最后冲刺
xīn chūn cháng jiǎ wěi shēng zhì nèi dì kè zuì hòu chōng cì
The end of the Chinese New Year holiday is the last sprint of mainland guests
...方日报世界视线】美国若击败伊朗 战火或延至台海
. . . fāng rì bào shì jiè shì xiàn měi guó ruò jī bài yī lǎng zhàn huǒ huò yán zhì tái hǎi
... If the United States defeats Iran, the war may extend to the Taiwan Strait
世界视线:美国若击败伊朗 战火或延至台海
shì jiè shì xiàn : měi guó ruò jī bài yī lǎng zhàn huǒ huò yán zhì tái hǎi
World Perspective: If the United States defeats Iran, the war may extend to the Taiwan Strait
特朗普向全球加征关税至15% 回应最高院判决 另引例实施150...
tè lǎng pǔ xiàng quán qiú jiā zhēng guān shuì zhì 1 5 huí yīng zuì gāo yuàn pàn jué lìng yǐn lì shí shī 1 5 0 . . .
Trump imposed tariffs on the world to 15% in response to the Supreme Court's judgment and cited another example to implement 150...
再遇瓶颈 NASA载人登月任务恐延至4月
zài yù píng jǐng N A S A zài rén dēng yuè rèn wù kǒng yán zhì 4 yuè
Another bottleneck NASA's manned lunar mission may be postponed to April
栗子至少要煮15分钟。
Lìzi zhìshǎo yào zhǔ shíwǔ fēnzhōng.
Boil chestnuts for at least 15 minutes.
有些宝宝甚至在一岁之前就学习游泳了。
Yǒuxiē bǎobǎo shènzhì zài yī suì zhīqián jiùxué xí yóuyǒng le.
Some babies learn to swim even before they are one year old.
摩天大厦里的电梯是至关重要的。
Mótiāndàshà lǐ de diàntī shì zhìguānzhòngyào de.
The elevators in a skyscraper are vital systems.
我至始至终都在支持你。
Wǒ zhìshǐzhìzhōng dōu zài zhīchí nǐ.
I have supported you throughout.
Character Family
至 Radical Family — Characters sharing the arrive radical
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