格 致

gé zhìdictionary entry

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[gé wù zhì zhī]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

格致 格致 [ge2 zhi4] /to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1])/word for Western natural sciences during late Qing/

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Character information

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格
gē
used in 格登[gē dēng] / used in 格格[gē gē]
gé
square / lattice / grid / frame / compartment / partition / slot (within a larger unit) / (bound form) standard / norm / specification / (bound form) character / disposition / moral quality / style / aesthetic tone / (bound form) rhetorical form / stylistic pattern / (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case / (literary) to correct / to rectify / (literary) to arrive at / to reach / (literary) to obstruct / to hinder / (literary) to investigate exhaustively / classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit
致
zhì
(bound form) fine / delicate / exquisite / (literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently

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