一切經音義 11.102

11.102

羂網（上絹犬反正體作[(ㄇ@人)/〦/月]亦作𦍃考聲云以繩捕鳥狩也韻英云繫取也案羂者羂索也下無倣反顧野王曰網者羅𮊁之總名也易曰昔疱𦏁氏結繩為網以畋以漁以養萬民世本云芒作網宋忠曰伏羲臣也或作𰭓或作[(网-ㄨ)/亡]皆古字也）。

Snares and nets: the upper character has the fanqie *juan* + *quan*. The standard graph is written as [(ㄇ@人)/〦/月], or also as 𦍃. The *Kaosheng* states: 'To catch birds and beasts with cords.' The *Yunying* states: 'To bind and capture.' In my view, 羂 (*juan*) refers to a snare (*pāśa*). The lower character has the fanqie *wu* + *fang*. Gu Yewang states: '網 (*wang*) is the general name for spreading snares and catching nets.' The *Yijing* states: 'In antiquity, Baoxi knotted ropes to make nets in order to hunt and fish, thereby nourishing the myriad folk.' The *Shiben* states: 'Mang invented nets.' Song Zhong states: 'He was a minister of Fuxi.' It is also written as 𰭓 or as [(网-ㄨ)/亡], which are both ancient characters.