Meaning
arrive; most; to; until
Chinese: 到达、直到，也表示极其。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhi” becomes a different word in each tone. 至 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
- 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day; until now
- 甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
- 至于zhì yúas for; as to; to go so far as to
- 不至于bù zhì yúunlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
Example Sentence
这件事至今我还记得。Zhè jiàn shì zhì jīn wǒ hái jì de.I still remember this to this day.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem事shìmatter至今zhì jīnso far我wǒI还háistill记得jì deto remember。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of an arrow reaching the ground (the line below): arrival — ‘to arrive, reach; to, until; most, extremely; utmost’ (至于, 甚至, 至少).
A way to remember it
An arrow striking the ground — to arrive; to, until; utmost.