Yin Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Cloth (jīn). Kangxi strokes: 8. Page 330, Entry 04. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) all provide the pronunciation zhi (falling tone), sounding the same as the word for order (zhi). Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a book cover or sleeve. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as a book sleeve. The Preface to Liang Zhaoming’s Selections of Refined Literature (Wenxuan) describes the act of writing, noting that written scrolls piled up in light yellow book sleeves. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as a small bag. Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui) defines it as a sequence, referring to the arrangement order of scrolls. It also serves as a surname. Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui) cites this from the book Compendium of Writing (Zuanwen). Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) notes a variant form (zhì).