一切經音義 65.56

65.56

凭几（憑證反周書凭玉几也說文依几也從任從几有從馮作憑俗字也經文作備非也下音紀禮記有五几玉彫彤漆素几等五種几是也說文几象形字也經從木作机俗字也）。

凭几 (leaning on an armrest: [the upper character is pronounced] 憑 + 證 [píng]. The Zhoushu mentions 'leaning on a jade armrest.' The Shuowen says: "To rely upon an armrest. Analyzed from 任 and 几." Some write it with 馮 as 憑, which is a vulgar form. The sutra writes 備, which is incorrect. The lower character is pronounced 紀 [jǐ]. The Liji records five types of armrests: jade-carved, red-lacquered, black-lacquered, plain armrests, and so on. The Shuowen says: "几 is a pictographic character." The sutra writes it with 'wood' (木) as 机, which is a vulgar form).