Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Embroidery (zhǐ) Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1522, Entry 45 Pronounced zhǐ Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Clothing sewn with needle and thread. Erya (Erya): Shiyan: Zhǐ means sewing. Guo commentary: People today call sewing clothing zhǐ. Sub-commentary: Zheng commentary on the Official Vestments (Sifu) states: Fu, fu, chi, and xiu patterns are referred to as zhǐ, meaning embroidery. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Official Vestments (Sifu): When sacrificing to the gods of soil and grain and the five domestic spirits, one wears the xi crown. Commentary: Sometimes written as zhǐ. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Derived from the character for embroidery with the symbol for grass (zhuó) in abbreviated form. Xu Xuan says: Zhuó means numerous, referring to the fact that needlework is not limited to a single type of task.