一切經音義 14.103

14.103

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強拔 (The upper character is pronounced qiang2 [qu-liang fan]. It has been passed down and commonly used, but it is not the original character, which properly should be 弜, formed from two bows (弓). It is also pronounced qiang4 [qu-liang fan], which also fits the meaning. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: '強 means solid; to encourage and transform.' Guo's commentary on the Erya says: 'Diligence.' The Cang Jie pian says: 'Robust.' The Posthumous Names rules state: 'To be magnanimous, gentle, and respectful is called 強; to not retaliate against lawlessness is called 強; to be harmonious without drifting along is called 強.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A bow with strength; formed from 虫 with 弘 as phonetic.' The lower character is pronounced ba2 [pai-ba fan]. A character book says: 'To snap with the hand; to pull out.' In the sense of the sūtras, it means to rescue, to liberate. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Formed from "hand" (手) with 犮 as phonetic.' 犮 is pronounced pan2 [pan-wei fan]).