一切經音義 60.199

60.199

𱹹基（上伯萌反考聲云𱹹絡也案𱹹者如木匠甲墨斗法振繩也挽繩端直方正為準以為基堵也從糸笄聲也）。

𱹹基 (The upper character is [pronounced with the] fanqie 伯萌 [bēng]. The Kaosheng says: "Beng means to bind and mark out." We note: Beng refers to snapping a chalk-line according to the carpenter's ink-marker method. Pulling the cord straight and true to serve as the standard for laying out foundation footings and walls. Derived from silk with ji phonetic).