一切經音義 62.143

62.143

鎔銅（上勇鍾反漢書云猶金之在鎔唯冶之所鑄也亦云鎔鎔也銅屑為鎔說文冶器法也從金容聲也）。

鎔銅 (The first syllable is *róng* [yong + zhong fanqie]. The Hanshu says: "Like metal in the mold (鎔), it is only cast by the founder." It also says: "鎔 (*róng*) means molten; copper shavings form the melt." The Shuowen jiezi says: "A standard mold for foundry tools; it is formed with 'metal' (金) and 容 as the phonetic component").