致

zhì

send, deliver, present; cause

How to write 致, stroke by stroke

(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite; (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey; (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently

Pictophonetic: semantic 攵 (rap), phonetic 至

Made of 至 + 攵

导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
致命zhì mìngfatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
致敬zhì jìngto salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to; to pay homage to
致死zhì sǐto cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
精致jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined
致电zhì diànto phone; to telegram
大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately
致以zhì yǐto express; to present; to extend; to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
兴致xìng zhìmood; spirits; interest
致意zhì yìto send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to
以致yǐ zhìto such an extent as to; down to; up to

是什么原因导致你昨天没来。
shì shén me yuán yīn dǎo zhì nǐ zuó tiān méi lái 。
What prevented you from coming yesterday?
你的言行必须一致。
nǐ de yán xíng bì xū yí zhì 。
Your words must correspond with your actions.
生命是一种致命的性传染病。
shēng mìng shì yì zhǒng zhì mìng de xìng chuán rǎn bìng 。
Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.
准备好的话，致电给我吧。
zhǔn bèi hǎo de huà ， zhì diàn gěi wǒ ba 。
Call me when you are ready to go.
他晚年致力于写自传。
tā wǎn nián zhì lì yú xiě zì zhuàn 。
He devoted the last years of his life to writing his autobiography.