一切經音義 11.15

11.15

干戈 (The upper character is g-[ang]-'[an] fan. The Commentary on the Poetry says: '干 means shield; pronounced hàn; a shield for defense, zh-[un] fan.' The Shuowen jiezi writes it as 𰒩, pronounced gān: 'To offend; it derives from inverted 入 [enter] and 一 [one], forming an ancient character for 女.' The lower character is g-[u]-h-[e] fan. The Rites of Zhou notes the 'Master of Shields and Halberds' who oversaw shields and halberds. Zheng Xuan says: 'Present-day hooked spears and halberds; j-[u]-n-[i] fan.' The Commentary on the Poetry says: 'A halberd is six feet six inches long.' The Fangyan says: 'Between Wu and Yang, halberds are called ge.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A flat-headed halberd; a pictograph').