致zhì
to send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequence. 10 strokes, radical 至, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 致
Strokes 1–6 write 至, then strokes 7–10 write 攵.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 致 · the stroke-order rules
What 致 is made of
至 (zhì, reach) and 攵 (pū, to rap).
攵 carries the meaning — rap — and 至 carries the sound.
Words that use 致
| 导致 | to lead to 因为某个原因而造成某个结果 粗心操作极易导致危险。Careless handling can easily lead to danger. Lesson 269, 极顶揽胜与时代盛举 · 攀峰涉远与地舆探胜 · Mountain Expeditions, Geography & Urban Topography |
| 细致 | meticulous, thorough 做事十分认真周到，不放过任何细节 他对文献做了十分细致的研读。He gave the paper an extremely meticulous reading. Lesson 351, 研精毕智与潜心求索 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
| 一致 | unanimous, in agreement 大家的看法完全相同，没有分歧 他的学问赢得全场一致赞誉。His scholarship won unanimous praise from the whole hall. Lesson 362, 严谨博洽与医药鸿猷 · 研精钩深与济世修身 · Deep Research, Medical Altruism & Scholarly Cultivation |
| 大致 | roughly, approximately 表示不十分精确，大体上如此 工作人员大致估算了这项工程的成本。The staff roughly calculated the project's cost. Lesson 409, 万象包罗 · 通达明理与气象万千 · Sagacity & Natural Grandeur |
| 此致 | hereby (formal letter closing) 用于公文书信结尾，表示敬意 设计院在给主管部门的正式报告末尾庄重写下此致敬礼。At the end of the report they solemnly wrote, 'respectfully submitted'. Lesson 561, 经纬日新 · 笃行远航与信息通达 · Maritime Logistics & Digital Connectivity |
Characters that share the sound part 至
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.