一切經音義 60.226

60.226

舂擣（上朿鍾反顧野王云舂者擣粟為米也考聲舂亦擣也說文擣粟也從廾廾音拱拱手也持杵以臨臼上而擣也杵省為午今[(上/矢)*(企-止+米)]書變體作舂古者雍父初作舂掘地為臼象形也篆書上從𰅭次從廾下從臼作舂𰅭古文午字也）。

舂擣 (The upper character is [pronounced with the] fanqie 朿鍾 [chōng]. Gu Yewang says: "Chong means pounding grain into rice." The Kaosheng says: "Chong also means to pound." The Shuowen says: "To pound grain. Derived from 廾 (two hands clasped; 廾 is pronounced 拱 [gǒng]); holding a pestle over a mortar to pound. The pestle is abbreviated as 午." Today's clerical script modifies the form to write 舂. In antiquity, Yongfu first created pestles and mortars by digging into the earth to make a mortar, which was pictographic. In seal script, the top is derived from 𰅭, below which is 廾, and below which is mortar (臼), making 舂. 𰅭 is the ancient form of the character 午).