一切經音義 2.48

2.48

Grasp and pull (摣掣: the upper character is dan + jia fan. The Guangya says: 摣 means to take. The Shiming says: 摣 means to fork; all five fingers reach out to fork and seize. Some write it as [(虎-儿+目)*又]. The Shuowen jiezi also writes it as 抯, taking the hand (手) signific and zha phonetic. 虘 is zuo + he fan. The lower character is chang + zhi fan. The Yunying says: 掣 means to drag. The Shiming says: 掣 means to restrain; checking and jerking it to make it comply with oneself. It takes the hand (手) signific and zhi phonetic).