致

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(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

攵 meaning “rap” + 至 sound ( zhì )

Components 至攵

bring about · Heisig RSH #1916

至 until + taskmaster

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不一致字	bù yī zhì zì	(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-ough" is no…
高致病性	gāo zhì bìng xìng	highly pathenogenic
言行一致	yán xíng yī zhì	(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
一致性	yī zhì xìng	consistency; coherence; uniformity
全场一致	quán chǎng yī zhì	unanimous
中国致公党	Zhōng guó Zhì gōng dǎng	(PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties fo…
学以致用	xué yǐ zhì yòng	(idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
致病性	zhì bìng xìng	pathogenic; pathogenicity
一致字	yī zhì zì	(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounce…
格物致知	gé wù zhì zhī	to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the …
满场一致	mǎn chǎng yī zhì	unanimous
致死性	zhì sǐ xìng	lethal; fatal
致死性毒剂	zhì sǐ xìng dú jì	lethal agent
别无二致	bié wú èr zhì	(idiom) without the slightest difference
步调一致	bù diào yī zhì	to be united in action
取得一致	qǔ dé yī zhì	to reach a consensus
团结一致	tuán jié yī zhì	see 團結一心\|团结一心[tuan2 jie2 yi1 xin1]
伤心致死	shāng xīn zhì sǐ	to grieve to death; to die of a broken-heart
一致性效应	yī zhì xìng xiào yìng	consistency effect
过失致死罪	guò shī zhì sǐ zuì	(law) negligent homicide

Characters sharing the sound component 至 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
至 sound part	zhì	reach, arrive; very, extremely
室	shì	house, home; room, chamber
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