Sinograph Addenda · Signs

至arrive · zhì · to arrive, to reach; utmost

arrive

Where it comes from

An arrow drawn point-down, striking the ground line — the stated account of the oracle graph: flight ended, target reached. From arrive comes utmost — the point past which nothing goes. With 於in · yú · in, at, on; than — the full locative it makes 至arrive · zhì · to arrive, to reach; utmost於in · yú · in, at, on; than — the full locative, “coming down to”. Taught in the all-of-it chapter.

How to remember it

The arrow 矢arrow · shǐ · arrow upside down, its point buried in the earth 土earth · tǔ · earth, soil; the ground at the bottom: flight over — arrive.

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