一切經音義 33.203

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從燧（音遂杜注左傳云燧取火者也許叔重注淮南子云燧五石之銅精圓以仰曰則得火考聲云燧者今之火鏡也圓徑二寸許皆有文靣窊照日以艾承之便得火文字典說從火遂聲說文或從金作鐆考聲或從車作䡵窊音烏蝸反）。

從燧 [By means of a fire-drill / burning-mirror]: Pronounced 遂 (sui) [MC: *zwiH]. Du's commentary on the Zuozhuan states: 'A 燧 (sui) is that by which fire is obtained.' Xu Shuzhong's commentary on the Huainanzi states: 'A 燧 is made of the refined copper of five stones; circular, held facing the sun, one obtains fire.' The Kaosheng states: 'A 燧 is what is now called a fire-mirror. Round and about two inches across, all have a decorated surface and a concave center; facing the sun and holding mugwort tinder beneath it, one promptly catches fire.' The Wenzi dianshuo states: 'Formed from 火 (fire) with the phonetic 遂 (sui).' The Shuowen jiezi notes it is sometimes written with 金 as 鐆; the Kaosheng notes it is sometimes written with 車 as 䡵. 窊 is fanqie 烏 (wu) + 蝸 (gua) [MC: *ʔwa].