一切經音義 16.41

16.41

Pike and stab (矛刺: the first character has the fanqie m- + [h]ou [=máo]; the Shuowen says: 'A long pike (酋矛), two zhang long'; according to this explanation, it uses the ancient foot measure, which is one zhang six feet in current measure; the character máo (矛) is pictographic, belonging to the category of modern spears and lances; it is also named 𥎞. The second character has the fanqie c- + [z]i [=cì], which has already been explained above).