zhì

(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey

(bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently

arrive (至) + strike (攵) = convey and cause

攵 is a simplified hand holding a stick, suggesting an action or effort directed outward. 至 mainly lends the sound zhì; the striking hand carries the sense of driving something to its destination.

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Hand holding a stickSemantic
To arrivePhonetic

这场大雨使道路无法通行。

zhè chǎng dà yǔ zhì shǐ dào lù wú fǎ tōng xíng。

This heavy rain caused the roads to become impassable.

他在信的结尾以真诚的谢意。

tā zài xìn de jié wěi zhì yǐ zhēn chéng de xiè yì。

He conveyed his sincere gratitude at the end of the letter.

Words with 致

逸致

yì zhì

carefree mood

过失致死罪

guò shī zhì sǐ zuì

(law) negligent homicide

达致

dá zhì

to attain; to achieve

错落有致

cuò luò yǒu zhì

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

闲情逸致

xián qíng yì zhì

leisurely and carefree mood

雅人深致

yǎ rén shēn zhì

refined pleasure of poetic minds

雅致

yǎ zhì

elegant

韵致

yùn zhì

grace

风致

fēng zhì

natural charm

马致远

mǎ zhì yuǎn

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1]

高致病性

gāo zhì bìng xìng

highly pathenogenic

丽致

lì zhì

Ritz (hotel chain)

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