迄 qì to extend
to extend; to reach
怎么记住“迄”: 辶 walking + 乞 beg = to extend. Tired of walking to town, the villagers beg the mayor for years until the bus line is finally allowed to extend into their valley.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
迄 = 辶 walking + 乞 beg
- 辶 walking meaning
- 乞 beg sound
Tired of walking to town, the villagers beg the mayor for years until the bus line is finally allowed to extend into their valley.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the sign for begging the sound.
用法
- Formal/written word for 'up to (a time)', essentially only in 迄今 (qìjīn) 'up to now, to date': 迄今为止 (qìjīn wéizhǐ) so far.
- Belongs to written registers (reports, news); in speech you'd say 到现在 or 到目前为止.