至

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to arrive; most; to; until

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HSK 3.0: Level 3
Old HSK: Level 4
Strokes: 6
Radical: 至 itself
Structure: Top–bottom 上下
Traditional: 至
Common rank: #874
Unicode: U+81F3

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Formation & memory

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How 至 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A bird alighting on the ground 土

Components 一厶土

How to remember it

until · Heisig RSH #678

wall + 土 soil

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 至

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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)

Sound family

These characters use 至 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
至 sound part	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