| 格致 |
gé zhì |
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing |
| 格 |
gé |
square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively |
| 致 |
zhì |
(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite |
| 致 |
zhì |
(literary) to send; to transmit; to convey / (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently |