迄

qì

乞 + 辶

Frequency#2549

Definitions

qì (adverb) until; up to now

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound.

Semantic: 辶 Phonetic: 乞

About

The character "迄" is structured with the walking radical "辶" on the left and the component "乞" on the right, forming a phonetic-semantic compound where "辶" conveys the concept of movement and "乞" primarily provides phonetic indication. Etymologically, it derives from the notion of reaching or arriving at a point, with early textual uses showing meanings such as "to reach" or "to arrive". Over time, its meaning shifted to function predominantly as a preposition or conjunction denoting "until" or "up to", indicating a temporal or spatial limit. This transition involved a specialization from a verb describing motion to a grammatical marker for boundaries, while the character's compositional form has stayed consistent in its standard arrangement.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

迄今为止一切正常。

Qìjīn wéizhǐ yīqiè zhèngcháng.

Up to now, everything is normal.

迄未收到他的回复。

Qì wèi shōu dào tā de huífù.

His reply has not been received yet.

计划迄今尚未实施。

Jìhuà qìjīn shàngwèi shíshī.

The plan has not been implemented up to now.

此项工作迄无进展。

Cǐ xiàng gōngzuò qì wú jìnzhǎn.

This work has shown no progress so far.

迄去年底项目已完成。

Qì qùnián dǐ xiàngmù yǐ wánchéng.

The project had been completed by the end of last year.

迄今日为止我们已收集大量数据。

Qì jīnrì wéizhǐ wǒmen yǐ shōují dàliàng shùjù.

We have collected a large amount of data up to today.

尽管努力迄未取得预期成果。

Jǐnguǎn nǔlì qì wèi qǔdé yùqī chéngguǒ.

Despite the efforts, the expected results have not been achieved yet.

迄未来临之前我们必须做好准备。

Qì wèilái láilín zhīqián wǒmen bìxū zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.

We must make preparations before the future arrives.

Related Characters

Component: 乞

Component: 辶

迄