一切經音義 34.351

34.351

盥手（公緩反說文澡手也案凡洒澡物皆曰盥不但手也字從臼水皿上意也）。

Washing hands (盥手, [the first character] pronounced with the fanqie 公 + 緩 [guǎn]; the Shuowen says it means washing hands; we note that washing or cleansing any object is generally called 盥, not exclusively hands; the character derives its meaning from 臼, 水 [water], and 皿 [vessel]).