一切經音義 56.521

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虵蠍（上社遮反俗字也說文從它作蛇蛇虺也它音他毒蟲也下軒謁反廣雅蠆也博雅螫人蟲也並形聲字也蠆音丑介反螫音聲亦反）。

Snakes and scorpions (虵蠍): The upper character is she plus zhe fan, which is a popular form. The Shuowen takes [the radical] ta (它) to write she (蛇); she means a serpent (hui). Ta is pronounced ta, a venomous insect. The lower character is xuan plus ye fan. The Guangya says: 'Chai (scorpion).' The Boya says: 'An insect that stings people.' Both are phono-semantic characters. Chai is chou plus jie fan; shi is sheng plus yi fan.