至 zhì
verb | conjunction | preposition | radical 133
: to reach; to arrive at; most; to; until
至る | いたる itaru
Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in
至り | いたり itari
noun
: utmost limit; extremity; result
至 | し shi
prefix
: to …
至今 zhi4jin1: so far; to this day; until now
至少 zhi4shao3: at least; (to say the) least
至多 zhi4duo1: up to the maximum upper limit; at most
至於 zhi4yu2: as for; as to; to go so far as to
至上 zhi4shang4: supreme; paramount; above all else
[しじょう shijou: supremacy]
甚至 shen4zhi4: even; so much so that
直至 zhi2zhi4: lasting until; up till (the present)
以至 yi3zhi4: down to; up to; to such an extent as to…
牛至 niu2zhi4: oregano (Origanum vulgare); marjoram
至理名言 zhi4 li3 ming2 yan2: wise saying; words of wisdom
Japanese expression | idiom
死に至る | しにいたる shiniitaru
: to bring about death; (as an adjectival phrase) fatal (e.g. disease); thanatophoric
至誠天に通ず | しせいてんにつうず shisei ten ni tsuuzu
: Sincerity can move heaven
人間至る処青山あり | にんげんいたるところせいざんあり ningen itaru tokoro seizanari
: home is wherever one lays one’s hat; you can make your living anywhere in this world; there’s room for us all in the world
Chinese idiom
無[无]微不至wu2 weir bu4 zhi4: in every possible way: meticulous
一蹴即至 yi1 cu4 ji2 zhi4
: to get there in one step: easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
實至名歸 [实至名归] shi2 zhi4 ming2 gui1
: fame follows merit
水至清則無魚 shui3 zhi4 qing1 ze2 wu2 yu2
: Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends: You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don’t be too picky!
精誠所至,金石為開 [为开] jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1
: lit. sincerity splits open metal and rock: if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
会意 Associative Compound.
Arrow
the character is a picture of a bird alighting, from which came the idea “to reach, to arrive at”
“Arrive” radical 133
至少還有你 At least I have you – Sandy Lam 林憶蓮
我怕來不及 我要抱著你
直到感覺你的皺紋 有了歲月的痕跡
直到肯定你是真的 直到失去力氣
為了你 我願意 動也不能動
也要看著你 直到感覺你的發線
有了白雪的痕跡 直到視線變得模糊
直到不能呼吸 讓我們 形影不離
如果 全部世界我也可以放棄
至少還有你 值得我去珍惜
而你在這裡 就是生命的奇跡
也 全世界我也可以忘記
就是不願意 失去你的消息
你掌心的志 我總記得在那裡
我們好不容易 我們身不由已
我怕時間太快 不夠將你看仔細
我怕時間太慢 日夜擔心失去你
恨不得一夜之間白頭 永不分離
credit: Sandy Lam 林憶蓮
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary