Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: zhe. Kangxi stroke count: 17. Page 1096, Entry 02.
Pronounced zhi.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: To hide.
Erya (Erya), Explaining Ancient Terms: Zhe means to be still.
Commentary (Shu) states: To conceal oneself and remain in a quiet place.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Statements: The hibernation of dragons and snakes is for the purpose of preserving their bodies.
Zuo Zhuan (Zuozhuan), Fifth Year of Duke Huan: In all sacrificial rites, they are performed starting from the Awakening of Insects (qizhe) and include the suburban sacrifice.
Commentary (Shu) states: Awakening of Insects refers to the beginning of emergence from hibernation.
Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe) is the name of a solar term.
Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as to be harmonious and gathered.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zhou and the South: May your descendants be peaceful and harmonious.
Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) defines it as pronounced zhi.
Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter on Heavenly Revolutions: Hibernating insects begin to stir. Guo Xiang reads this as zhi.
Also, Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) define it as pronounced chi. The meaning is the same.