一切經音義 54.312

54.312

六竅（下企吊反太玄經云竅空也亦孔穴也案六竅者即九竅中眼耳鼻各為一故言七竅古今正字從穴敫聲敫音𠮧）。

Six orifices [六竅] (the lower is *qi* + *diao* fan; the *Taixuan jing* says: "*Qiao* means empty; it is also a hole or aperture." Examining the six orifices: among the nine orifices, the eyes, ears, and nostrils each count as one [pair], hence they are spoken of as seven orifices [or six]. The *Gujin zhengzi* has it taking the 'cave' radical with *jiao* 敫 as phonetic. 敫 is pronounced 𠮧).