TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
至
ㄓˋ · zhì
verb/prep — to arrive; until; utmost
字源 FORM — what the parts do
至形something come down onto the ground line 一two tellings: an arrow point-down, or a bird alighting
Something comes down and stops at the ground line (一). The old graph carries two tellings: an arrow flown to earth, standing point-down where it struck, or a bird dropping out of the sky to land. Arrived is the sense — 到; and at arrival's far edge, the utmost: 至少, 甚至.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
箭落下來，頭朝下插進土（一）裡——到了，不再走了。
The arrow comes down, point-first into the earth (一) — arrived, and going no farther.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)到— to arrive常用
→至今、直至— until — arrival's far edge
→至少、至於— the utmost — as far as it goes
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension