一切經音義 11.51

11.51

淳源 (The first character has the fanqie cháng-lún [chún]. The popular form is written 淳, and the orthodox form is written 淳. The Kaosheng says: "Chún means pure." Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Yili says: "Chún means watered." The Guangya says: "Chún means steeped (with the fanqie zī-sì)." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Chún means dripping (pronounced lù); it is formed from [the semantic component] 水 (water) and takes [古/日/羊] (pronounced chún) as its phonetic component; [古/日/羊] has the same sound." The second character has the fanqie wéi-yuán [yuán]. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Book of Rites says: "Yuán means source." Gu Yewang says: "The source of water is called a yuán").