一切經音義 81.74

81.74

種紵（下除呂反周禮典枲云紵麻草之物鄭玄注繩十五㚈布抽而細白曰紵說文云檾屬細者也從系宁聲宁音同上）。

Planting ramie (種紵: the second character is pronounced *chu* + *lü* [zhù]. The 'Director of Bast' section of the *Rites of Zhou* says: 'Ramie (紵) is a type of hemp-like grass.' Zheng Xuan's commentary says: 'Cloth woven with fifteen *ye* (lengths) of cord, combed until fine and white, is called *zhu* (ramie).' The *Shuowen jiezi* says: 'It is a finer variety belonging to the abutilon family; it is formed from the "silk" radical (系) with *zhu* (宁) as the phonetic component.' The sound of 宁 is the same as above).