一切經音義 3.198

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斷截（上團夘反孔注書云斷絕也說文斷亦截也從斤從𢇍𢇍古絕字也今經文迴作斷取便穩也或作[(└@(止/貝))*斤][直*召]古字也有作斷俗字也下賤節反鄭箋詩云齊也整也說文手相訓也從土作截俗字也）。

Severing and cutting off (the upper character is pronounced 團 + 夘 fanqie. Kong's Commentary on the Shangshu says: “'Duan' (斷) means to sever.” The Shuowen says: “'Duan' also means to cut off. It derives from the axe radical [斤] and '𢇍'; '𢇍' is the ancient character for 'sever' [絕].” In the present sūtra text it has been rearranged as '斷' for convenience and balance. Alternatively written as '[(└@(止/貝))*斤]' or '[直*召]', which are ancient characters; there is also the popular form '斷'. The lower character is pronounced 賤 + 節 fanqie. Zheng's Sub-commentary on the Shi says: “To make even; to make orderly.” The Shuowen says: “Mutual instruction by hand.” Writing it with the earth radical as '截' is a popular form.)