一切經音義 11.11

11.11

陶鈞 (The upper character is t-[ang]-l-[ao] fan. The Jixun says: 'A pottery kiln; pronounced yáo. A kiln is where earthenware is fired and made.' The Guangya says: '陶 means to transform.' The Shiben says: 'Kunwu made pottery.' Song Zhong says: 'He was a minister of Jie of the Xia.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'It derives from 阜 [mound] with 匋 [táo] phonetic.' The lower character is j-[u]-y-[un] fan, or y-[u]-j-[un] fan. The Kaosheng says: '鈞 means to equalize, level and without gradation.' Xu Shuzhong's commentary on the Huainanzi says: 'The potter's wheel (鈞陶) is the method.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'It derives from 金 [metal] with 勻 [yún] phonetic.' We observe that 'potter's wheel' (陶鈞) refers to fashioning and transforming).