一切經音義 3.182

3.182

Able to inherit (the upper character is pronounced 乃 + 登 fanqie. Zheng's Commentary on the Zhouli says: “Possessing many talents and arts.” The Guangya says: “To be capable of.” The Liji says: “Good.” The Shuowen says: “A beast belonging to the bear family, with feet resembling a deer. It derives from two '匕' [spoons], being firm within; hence talent is called 'xian neng' (virtuous ability), and being robust is called 'neng jie' (mighty ability). It derives from the flesh radical with '[耜-耒]' as phonetic.” In contemporary clerical script it is written as '能', gradually becoming corrupt; it is said that '[耜-耒]' is the ancient form of the character '以'. The lower character is pronounced 韶 + 遶 fanqie. The Shuowen says: “To continue.” Sometimes written as '𦀧'; already fully explained in Fascicle 1 above.)