一切經音義 11.102

11.102

Snares and nets: the upper character has the fanqie *juan* + *quan*. The standard graph is written as [(ㄇ@人)/〦/月], or also as 𦍃. The *Kaosheng* states: 'To catch birds and beasts with cords.' The *Yunying* states: 'To bind and capture.' In my view, 羂 (*juan*) refers to a snare (*pāśa*). The lower character has the fanqie *wu* + *fang*. Gu Yewang states: '網 (*wang*) is the general name for spreading snares and catching nets.' The *Yijing* states: 'In antiquity, Baoxi knotted ropes to make nets in order to hunt and fish, thereby nourishing the myriad folk.' The *Shiben* states: 'Mang invented nets.' Song Zhong states: 'He was a minister of Fuxi.' It is also written as 𰭓 or as [(网-ㄨ)/亡], which are both ancient characters.