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兵戈（秉明反蒼頡篇云兵柄也廣雅防也世本云蚩尤作兵宋忠注云蚩尤炎帝臣也呂氏春秋云蚩尤利其器械案兵者威也威者刃也說文兵械也從廾廾音拱持斤刃也籀文從人從干從大作古字也下果禾反鄭注周禮云勾矛戟也方言云吳揚之間謂戟為戈說文平頭戟也從弋弋音翼一橫之象形也）。

兵戈: The first character is pronounced 秉 + 明 fanqie. The Cangjie pian says: “兵 means handle.” The Guangya says: “It means to defend against.” The Shiben says: “Chiyou created weapons.” Song Zhong's commentary says: “Chiyou was a minister of the Flame Emperor.” The Lüshi chunqiu says: “Chiyou sharpened his implements.” We consider that weapons represent awe-inspiring power, and awe-inspiring power means a blade. The Shuowen says: “兵 means military implements. It is formed from 廾 (pronounced like 拱), grasping a battle-axe and a blade.” In the Zhoudan script it is written with 人, 干, and 大, which is the ancient character. The second character, 戈, is pronounced 果 + 禾 fanqie. Zheng [Xuan]’s commentary on the Zhouli says: “It is a hooked spear or halberd.” The Fangyan says: “Between Wu and Yang, a halberd is called a ge.” The Shuowen says: “A flat-headed halberd. It is formed from 弋 (pronounced like 翼), picturing a horizontal crossbar.”