一切經音義 31.149

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31.149

Lotus flower (菡𧂄: the first character has the sound h- [含] + -ǎn [感] fanqie; the second has the sound d- [覃] + -ǎn [感] fanqie. The Shuowen says: '菡𧂄 is the lotus (fúqú) flower. Unopened it is called fúróng; already opened it is called hàndàn.' Both characters are formed with the grass radical (艸), with hán (函) and yǎn (閻) as their phonetics. The sūtra writes 菡 [without the full form], which is incorrect).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese