一切經音義 68.91

68.91

如芉（餘章反周禮冀州冝畜牛羊禮記云羊曰柔毛也說文云羊詳也從艼象四足尾之形孔子曰牛羊之字從形舉也[艼-一]音關患反）。

Like sheep (如芉; [the second character is] 餘 + 章. The *Zhouli* states: "Ji Province is suitable for raising cattle and sheep." The *Liji* states: "Sheep are called 'soft fleece'." The *Shuowen jiezi* states: "Sheep means auspiciousness. Composed of 艼, picturing the four feet and the tail." Confucius said: "The characters for ox and sheep are taken from their shapes." [艼-一] is pronounced 關 + 患).