迄 (qì): up to; until

Meanings

1 up to; until
2 so far; as yet

Characters

迄

qì

up to; until

Examples

迄今为止，事故原因仍不明。

Qìjīn wéizhǐ, shìgù yuányīn réng bùmíng.

Up to now, the cause of the accident is still unknown.

这是迄今发现的最大的标本。

Zhè shì qìjīn fāxiàn de zuìdà de biāoběn.

This is the largest specimen discovered so far.

Tips

usage

迄 is bound and formal, used almost only in 迄今 (迄今, 'up to now') and the fuller 迄今为止 (迄今为止, 'so far'). It is common in written and news language.

Components

radical

辶 chuò

to walk; movement

辶 is the walk/movement radical, always written last in stroke order. Reaching 'up to' a point in time is movement toward it, so the motion radical fits the 'until' sense.

phonetic

乞 qǐ

to beg; phonetic

乞 supplies the sound (qǐ shifting to qì). It is written first, before the walk radical wraps around it, and adds no meaning here.

Stroke Order

迄 qì

Related Words

迄今为止 qìjīnwéizhǐ HSK 7-9 #9,144

so far / up to now / to date

迄今 qìjīn HSK 7-9 #20,999

so far; to date; until now

远远 yuǎnyuǎn HSK 6 #3,595

far; from a distance; from afar / by far; far and away (in comparisons)

至今 zhìjīn HSK 3 #4,343

until now; so far / to this day

远 yuǎn HSK 1 #508

far / distant / remote / by far

未成年 wèichéngnián #8,605

underage; minor (not yet of legal age) / juvenile; not yet an adult

却 què HSK 4 #275

but; yet; however / on the contrary (placed after subject)

过度 guòdù HSK 5 #3,692

excessive; over-; immoderate / going too far

来讲 láijiǎng #5,374

as far as ... is concerned / in terms of / speaking of

尽可能 jǐnkěnéng HSK 5 #3,397

as far as possible / as much as possible