一切經音義 11.111

11.111

Forest of spears: [the character 槍] has the fanqie *qi* + *yang*. The *Cang Jie pian* states: 'Wood sharpened at both ends.' In my view, the spear today is a weapon; made of wood over a zhang in length, fitted with iron blades at both ends, it is called a spear (槍). The *Shuowen* states: '槍 means to resist.' It has the wood radical (木) and 倉 as its phonetic component.