至

zhì
#267 most
frequent character
to, till, until, extremely
preposition
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

至 began as a picture of an arrow striking a target. That was also its first meaning, an arrow hitting home. From there it grew to 'arrive,' 'until,' 'go up to,' and 'to such an extent.'

Drawn as: arrow striking target

至 as a component in other characters

meaning3 characters
致侄臻
sound12 characters
致室侄窒蛭郅桎轾耋垤咥姪
picture2 characters
到屋

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Example Sentences

我会等你直到六点。
wǒ huì děng nǐ zhídào liù diǎn 。
I will wait for you until six o'clock.
他为这个项目付出了极大的努力。
tā wéi zhègè xiàngmù fùchū le jídà de nǔlì 。
He put in extremely great effort for this project.
我们走到公园的尽头。
wǒmen zǒudào gōngyuán de jìntóu 。
We walked to the end of the park.

Words with similar meanings

直到zhídào
until
Used in a similar way to indicate a limit in time or condition.
极其jíqí
extremely
More formal than '至' when describing an intense degree.

Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
识zhì
to record, to write a footnote
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain
志zhì
aspiration, ambition, the will

Words Starting With 至

至少zhì shǎo
at least; (to say the) least
至于zhì yú
as for; as to; to go so far as to
至今zhì jīn
until now

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