一切經音義 30.33

30.33

荊棘 [Thorns and brambles] (The upper character is fanqie 敬 + 英 [jīng]. The Kaosheng says: '荊 is the name of a tree.' Gu Yewang says: 'It is a tree of the Chu region, used as a staff for enforcing authority.' The Wenzi dianshuo says that it has the radical 艸 and the phonetic 㓝; 㓝 is pronounced like 刑 [xíng]. The lower character is fanqie 矜 + 億 [jí]. Guo's commentary on the Erya says: '棘 is a thorny tree with small leaves.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'It resembles a jujube tree, grows in clumps, and is a thorny tree. It is composed of two 朿; 朿 is fanqie 雌 + 漬 [cì], and 漬 is fanqie 資 + 次 [zì].')