至: Chinese Etymology

至: Chinese Character Etymology:

The character 至 derived from a picture of an upside down arrow stuck in the ground. The arrow REACHED the ground.

Example Chinese Sentences:

我上九点至五点的班。

I work nine to five.

延期或休会至将来某一日期

Postponement or adjournment to a future date.

死亡人数上升（至100）。

The death toll mounted (to 100).

车头的挡风玻璃被砸至粉碎。

The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

至暗礁的垂直距离有五百英尺。

There was a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below.

警方追踪恐怖分子至其藏匿处。

The police tracked the terrorists to their hide-out.