致 (zi3 | zhi4) : deliver; incur; devote

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致

zi3

zhi4

[1] deliver; send; express; extend; convey; present
[2] incur; cause; result in; bring about; achieve
[3] devote (one's efforts, etc) to
[4] manner or style that engages attention

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 至 (#133)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

致

This word has been viewed 11076 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Nov 2009 03:15

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致死 zi3 sei2 zhi4 si3 = cause death; deadly

致詞 zi3 ci4 zhi4 ci2 = deliver a speech

一致 jat1 zi3 yi1 zhi4 = unanimous

以致 ji5 zi3 yi3 zhi4 = to the extent that

致電 zi3 din6 zhi4 dian4 = [1] to send a telegram [2] to contact by telephone

致敬 zi3 ging3 zhi4 jing4 = salute

致富 zi3 fu3 zhi4 fu4 = to become rich

致使 zi3 si2 zhi4 shi3 = to cause; to result in

精致 zing1 zi3 jing1 zhi4 = fine; exquisite; delicate; delicacy

導致 dou6 zi3 dao3 zhi4 = to create; to lead to; cause; to bring about
See all 46 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 致

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

我要借此機會, 向各位致謝
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all.

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Decimal representation of this word: 致
Unicode code for this character: U+81f4 (off-site link)

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