Shen Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Clothing (yī)
Character: 袠
Kangxi Stroke Count: 11
Page 1114, Entry 30
Pronounced zhi (entering tone).
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is defined as a book cover or book wrapper.
In the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), in the Biography of Yang Hou, it is written: Within my silk book wrapper are the secret records passed down by my ancestors.
In the poems of Jiang Yan, it is written: Unfolding the book wrapper to clarify the contents of which one is doubtful.
Also, the Book of Rites (Liji), in the chapter Inner Regulations (Neize), mentions using a stitched bag. The Commentary (Shu) explains: The word here refers to piercing; using needle and thread to sew the fabric into a small pouch, thus it is called a stitched bag.
Also, the Wild Guest Collection (Yeke Congshu) records: In the poetry of Bai Juyi, there is the line "at the age of seventy." This uses a period of ten years as one unit (zhi).
In the Zhuangzi, in the chapter Knowledge Wanders North (Zhi Beiyou), there is the phrase "letting go of its natural order."
Also, the Categorized Dictionary (Leipian) records that this is a surname.
The Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui) notes that it is written as zhi, and also written in a variant form.