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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhì

致

致

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incur

Numbered pinyin
zhi4
English meanings
incur, cause

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 至; right 攵.

  • Left

    至
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    • Top

      ⿱
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    • Bottom

      土
  • Right

    攵

Meaning & sound clues

攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rap”.

至 is identified as the sound component (zhì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 致.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰至攵

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhì致xiè谢。

    Express thanks.

  2. 02

    zhì致lì力fāzhǎn发展。

    Dedicated to development.

  3. 03

    zhēnchéng真诚gǎnxiè感谢。

    Sincerely thank.

  4. 04

    quánlìyǐfù全力以赴。

    Go all out.

  5. 05

    chízhīyǐhéng持之以恒。

    Persevere.

  6. 06

    shuòguǒ硕果lèi累lèi累。

    Fruitful.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一致
  • 以致
  • 兴致
  • 别致
  • 大致
  • 导致
  • 标致
  • 此致
  • 精致
  • 细致
  • 致使
  • 致力于
  • 致命
  • 致富
  • 致敬
  • 致辞