一切經音義 12.91

12.91

㭊一 The first character is pronounced s- + -iɛk [xī]. The Yunying says: "析 means to split." The Shuowen jiezi says: "To split wood." The standard form is written 析, derived from "wood" and "axe." Some write it with 片 as 㭊; 片 signifies half a piece of wood, which is also acceptable.