致
zhì · HSK 7
cause
致 = 至 arrive + 攵 action: you act to make a result arrive, i.e. cause it
The right side 攵 is a hand wielding a stick, the old marker for deliberate action; 至 means to reach a destination. Acting to make an outcome reach you is how you cause or incur it.
致 — arrive 至 + strike/go 攵
Originally a compound of 至 (to arrive, showing an arrow reaching the ground) and 攵 (a hand with a stick, indicating action). Together they suggested 'to cause to arrive' or 'to send/deliver,' which broadened into modern senses like 'to send, devote, or bring about.'