一切經音義 1.39

1.39

Former footsteps [前蹤] (The first character is the vulgar form of qian [前]; Shuowen: "Preceding; standard form composed of 'stop' [止] and 'boat' [舟], written as [歬]." Shuowen: "Advancing without walking is called qian [前], standing in a boat." Cai Yong added the knife radical [刂], which means water, measuring two xun wide and two ren deep, pronounced gu-wai fan; the vulgar writing with the knife [刀] is incorrect. Second character: zu-yong fan [zōng]; Huainanzi: "When walking there are footprints [蹤]." Erya: "Tracks." Shuowen: "Ruts of a chariot; composed of 'foot' [足] with [從] phonetic").