一切經音義 16.55

16.55

捫摸（上音門下音莫詩傳云捫摸猶以手撫持也並從手形聲字也）。

Feeling and stroking (捫摸: the first character is pronounced mén; the second character is pronounced mò; the Mao Commentary to the Odes says: 'Ménmō (捫摸) is like caressing and holding with the hand'; both are phono-semantic characters formed with 'hand' [手]).