一切經音義 33.136

33.136

Shìjǐng (市井, marketplace / town wells) (zǐ + yǐng [jǐng] [fanqie]. The Rites of Zhou says: 'Nine husbandmen form a jǐng (well-field), one li square.' The Baihu tong says: 'Because markets were formed around wells, they are called shìjǐng.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Eight households share one well; it depicts the framework and shape of the well-head, depicting the embanked structure.').