(zhì)

HSK 36 strokes

to arrive

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
to arrive; most; to; until
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿱一厶土

A bird alighting on the ground 土

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shènzhì
HSK 4

even; so much so that

Open 甚至 page →
HSK 6

unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as

Open 不至于 page →
jiézhì
HSK 6

up to (a time)

Open 截至 page →
nǎizhì
HSK 7-9

and even; to go so far as to

Open 乃至 page →
HSK 7-9

in every possible way (idiom); meticulous

Open 无微不至 page →
HSK 7-9

so much (that)

Open 甚至于 page →
zhízhì
HSK 7-9

lasting until

Open 直至 page →

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