Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Zhi Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 139, Entry 01 Pronounced zhi. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to cut out. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), entry for the thirty-first year of Duke Xiang: If you have beautiful brocade, do not let people learn to cut it. It also means furs. According to the Zuo Commentary, entry for the ninth year of Duke Ding: Wearing a white headcloth and a fox-fur garment (zhi). According to the Correctness of the Six Writings (Liushu Zheng'e), it is also a raincoat. It also means to create. According to the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), biography of Fan Zhun: He submitted a memorial on the rites for a great famine, stating that if the officials are fully prepared but no regulations (zhi) are made. It also means a style or standard. According to the Book of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), biography of Shu-sun Tong: He wore the robes of a Confucian scholar; the King of Han disliked this, so he changed his attire to wear short clothes in the Chu style (zhi). According to the commentary by Shi Gu: This refers to the cut and style of clothing. It is also equivalent to the character meaning to reach or deliver. According to the Book of Tang (Tangshu), biography of Zhang Yizhi: Once Yizhi came of age, he was tall, fair, and had a handsome appearance and bearing (zhi). The meaning is also the same as the character for to write or display. According to a poem by Du Fu: His reputation and splendor are worthy of a strong brush, his writing is elegant and rich with clear composition (zhi). Textual Research: In the entry for the Zuo Commentary, thirty-first year of Duke Xiang, the original text says although. It has been corrected to say if in accordance with the original source.