格緻 [ㄍㄜˊ ㄓˋ; ge2 zhi4] to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge abbr. for 格物致知[ㄍㄜˊ ㄨˋ ㄓˋ ㄓ; ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1] word for Western natural sciences during late Qing ◄ ►