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致

zhì
verb HSK 7-9 #4,182

Meanings

  1. 1 to send; to deliver
  2. 2 to cause; to result in
  3. 3 fine; delicate

Examples

HSK 6
这个礼物很精致。
Zhège lǐwù hěn jīngzhì.
This gift is very exquisite.
HSK 7-9
吸烟会导致癌症。
Xīyān huì dǎozhì áizhèng.
Smoking can cause cancer.

Tips

usage
导致 (to cause), 精致 (exquisite), 致命 (fatal), 一致 (unanimous).

Components

radical
至 zhì
to arrive; to reach
Left is 至 'to arrive' (a downward arrow striking earth) - both the indexing radical and the meaning anchor. To 致 is to make something arrive: to deliver, to send, to cause to result. Same 至 sits in 屋 house (place arrived at) and 到 to reach. The pinyin matches: zhì for both.
semantic
攵 pū
to strike; act on
Right is the 'rap' radical - a hand holding a stick, the universal 'do something to' marker found in 教 to teach, 改 to change, 救 to rescue. Combined with 至, the action becomes 'cause to arrive, deliver by act' - hence 致谢 to convey thanks, 导致 to lead to, 致命 fatal (causes death to arrive).

Stroke Order

致 zhì