zhì

帙

Character · Noun · Measure word

book cover; measure word for books

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

cloth cover for scrolls or books

literary

Refers to the protective cloth wrapping used for ancient scrolls or thread-bound books in traditional Chinese bookbinding.

Zhè这
juàn卷
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
shū书
zhì帙
yǐ已
jīng经
pò破
sǔn损
le了
 。

The cloth cover of this ancient scroll is already damaged.

Huà画
zhì帙
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
de地
bǎo保
hù护
shū书
huà画
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

Painting covers can effectively protect calligraphy and artwork.

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Dǎ打
kāi开
shū书
zhì帙
 ，
lǐ里
miàn面
shì是
sān三
cè册
xiàn线
zhuāng装
shū书
 。

Opening the book cover, inside were three thread-bound volumes.

2.

measure word

measure word for sets of thread-bound books

literary

Used to count sets of traditional Chinese thread-bound books that are packaged together in a cover.

Tā他
sòng送
le了
wǒ我
yī一
zhì帙
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
gǔ古
jí籍
 。

He gave me a set of precious ancient books.

Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
cáng藏
yǒu有
shù数
shí十
zhì帙
shàn善
běn本
 。

The library houses dozens of volumes of rare books.

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Zhè这
yī一
zhì帙
shū书
gòng共
yǒu有
shí十
èr二
cè册
 。

This set of books comprises twelve volumes.