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致

zhì
verb/adjective HSK 7-9 #4,182

Meanings

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

Examples

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

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