How to write 陟

陟 [zhì] 【verb】 【Primary Meaning】: To move from a lower place to a higher place; to ascend; to climb high. 1. 登高: climb up; e.g., 登山 (climb a mountain). 2. 晋升: promotion, to be employed; e.g., 黜陟 (referring to the rise and fall of officials). "陟罚臧否，不宜异同" (Rewards and punishments should not be the same). 【Extended Meanings】: 1. Same as the primary meaning, opposite to “降” (to descend); [En.] climb up; ascend. 2. 登程: to set out. 3. 晋升: to promote to a higher office. 4. 升遐: (of an emperor) to die. 【Citations】: 1. 《说文》: 陟，登也 (Climb, it means to ascend). 2. 《尔雅》: 陟，陞也 (Ascend, it means to be promoted). 3. 《诗·周颂·闵予小子》: 陟降庭止 (Ascend and descend, stopping in the courtyard). 4. 《虞书》: 汝陟帝位 (You ascend to the imperial throne). 5. 张衡《东京赋》: 省幽明以黜陟 (To distinguish and promote based on merits). 6. 《诗·周南·卷耳》: 陟彼崔嵬 (Climb that towering height). 7. 柳宗元《井铭并序》: 人陟降大艰 (Men rise and fall with great difficulty). 【Examples of Usage】: - 陟屺: To climb Mount Qi (metaphorically means to miss one’s mother). - 陟岵: To climb Mount Hu (metaphorically means to miss one’s father). 2. 登程: to set out. - 陟遐: to go on a long journey. - 陟卓: to go far away. - 陟涉: to trek or traverse. 3. 晋升: to promote to a higher office. - 陟罚: to promote and punish. - 陟黜: to advance or dismiss; to promote and demote. - 陟劝: to elevate and reward. - 陟明: to employ the wise. 4. 升遐: to die (of an emperor). - 陟配: after the emperor’s death, to be honored in sacrificial rites.