一切經音義 47.117

47.117

撮其（上纂括反漢書應[辟-辛+力]曰撮亦三指撮也考聲撮牽持也古今正字從手㝡聲也）。

撮其 (pinch it / grasp it; the first character is pronounced with the fanqie 纂 and 括 [=cuō]. In the Hanshu, Ying Shao says: '撮 also means to grasp with three fingers.' The Kaosheng says: '撮 means to lead and hold.' The Gujin zhengzi states that it takes 手 as semantic component and 最 as phonetic component).