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The character "迄" originates from a phono-semantic compound structure, combining the radical 辶, which conveys notions of movement or progression, with the phonetic element 乞, guiding its pronunciation and initially contributing to its early meaning of arriving at or reaching a point. Over centuries, its application shifted from describing physical attainment to marking abstract limits, thereby evolving into a preposition and conjunction that denotes a temporal or logical boundary synonymous with "until" or "up to". This semantic transition refined its usage predominantly within formal and literary registers, where it consistently serves to indicate termination or extent while retaining its original compositional elements without substantive graphical change.
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迄今为止一切正常。
迄未收到他的回复。
计划迄今尚未实施。
此项工作迄无进展。
迄去年底项目已完成。
迄今日为止我们已收集大量数据。
尽管努力迄未取得预期成果。
迄未来临之前我们必须做好准备。