至
to arrive; most; to; until
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #874 U+81F3
How 至 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A bird alighting on the ground 土
How to remember it
until · Heisig RSH #678
wall + 土 soil
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 至 as their sound component
These characters all use 至 (zhì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 至 sound component | zhì | reach, arrive; very, extremely |
| 室 | shì | house, home; room, chamber |
| 致 | zhì | to send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequence |
| 侄 | zhí | nephew |
| 蛭 | zhì | leech |
| 郅 | zhì | to grow, to flourish; superlative |
| 窒 | zhì | to obstruct, to stop |
| 耋 | dié | aged; in one's eighties |
| 轾 | zhì | the back of a cart |
| 咥 | xì | the sound of a cat; to laugh; to bite |
| 桎 | zhì | shackles, fetters, handcuffs |
| 垤 | dié | anthill; hill mound |
Words containing 至
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 至高无上 | zhì gāo wú shàng | supreme; paramount; unsurpassed |
| 无所不至 | wú suǒ bù zhì | to reach everywhere; to stop at nothing; to do one's utmost |
| 至理名言 | zhì lǐ míng yán | wise saying; words of wisdom |
| 下至上 | xià zhì shàng | bottom to top |
| 东至县 | Dōng zhì Xiàn | Dongzhi, a county in Chizhou City 池州市[Chi2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui |
| 无微不至 | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom); meticulous |
| 不期而至 | bù qī ér zhì | to arrive unexpectably; unexpected |
| 分至点 | fēn zhì diǎn | common word for equinox and solstice; point of difference; point of divergence |
| 乐至县 | Lè zhì Xiàn | Lezhi, a county in Ziyang City 資陽市|资阳市[Zi1 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 至高统治权 | zhì gāo tǒng zhì quán | supreme power; sovereignty |
| 精诚所至，金石为开 | jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi | lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom); fig. no difficulty is insurmount… |
| 福无双至 | fú wú shuāng zhì | (idiom) blessings never come in pairs |
| 如约而至 | rú yuē ér zhì | to arrive as planned; right on schedule |
| 不速而至 | bù sù ér zhì | to arrive without invitation; unexpected guest; unwanted presence |
| 至关重要 | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important; vital; crucial; essential |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as |
| 感人至深 | gǎn rén zhì shēn | (idiom) deeply touching |
| 周至县 | Zhōu zhì Xiàn | Zhouzhi, a county in Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 至人 | zhì rén | fully realized human being; sage; saint |
| 实至名归 | shí zhì míng guī | fame follows merit (idiom) |