Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Di Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1114, Entry 24 Pronounced di. As defined in the Discussion of Writing (Shuowen Jiezi), the term di-zhou refers to a short garment. According to the Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, a sweat shirt is referred to as di-zhou in the regions west of the pass. In the Biography of Yang Xu from the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is recorded that his entire personal collection consisted only of a cloth quilt, a tattered di-zhou, and a few hu of salt and wheat.