一切經音義 75.102

75.102

九韶（古文𰈺同視招反舜樂名韶紹也言舜能紹繼堯之德也尚書簫韶九成是也）。

九韶 ("Nine Shaos": the ancient script 𰈺 is the same; fanqie 視招 [sháo]. The name of Shun's music. 韶 means 紹 (to succeed), meaning Shun was able to continue and succeed the virtue of Yao. The phrase 'When the flute-playing Shao is performed nine times' in the Shangshu is this).