一切經音義 11.100

11.100

谿澗（上啟奚反廣雅谿谷也說文水澍川也從谷奚聲也或作溪下姧晏反毛詩傳曰山硤水流曰澗尚書曰伊洛瀍澗既入於河孔安國曰澗出澠池北山案所在山陜之水皆名為澗說文亦云山水也從水間聲也）。

Ravines and mountain streams: the upper character has the fanqie *qi* + *xi*. The *Guangya* states: '谿 (*xi*) means a valley.' The *Shuowen* states: 'Water pouring into streams.' It has the valley radical (谷) and 奚 as its phonetic component. It is also written as 溪. The lower character has the fanqie *jian* + *yan*. Mao's commentary on the *Shijing* states: 'Water flowing through mountain gorges is called 澗 (*jian*).' The *Shangshu* states: 'The Yi, Luo, Chan, and Jian rivers, having entered the Yellow River.' Kong Anguo states: 'The Jian River issues from the northern mountains of Mianchi.' In my view, waters in narrow mountain gorges everywhere are called *jian*. The *Shuowen* also states: 'Mountain streams.' It has the water radical (水) and 間 as its phonetic component.