一切經音義 90.192

90.192

巫覡（上音無女事鬼神日巫男事鬼神日覡音形擊反覡人見神也昔殷時巫咸初作巫以舞下神也象舞形也）。

巫覡 (the first character is pronounced wú; women serving ghosts and spirits are called wú; men serving ghosts and spirits are called xí; the second character is xíng + jī fanqie [xí]; xí means a person who sees spirits. In ancient times, during the Yin dynasty, Wu Xian first served as a shaman, using dancing to bring down the spirits; it depicts the form of dancing).