一切經音義 35.336

35.336

鉛錫 (lead and tin; the upper [character] is pronounced yuan [yuān]; tribute of Qingzhou in the Yu Gong of the Shangshu; the Shuowen says: "Blue-green metal; from the metal radical [金] with the sound [八/口]"; [八/口] has the same pronunciation as the whole; the lower [character] is pronounced xi [xī]; Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Zhouli says: "Tin is yán"; the Shuowen says: "Between silver and lead is tin"; character dictionaries state: "Tin resembles pewter; pewter is yellowish-white, tin is blue-black; from the metal radical [金] with the sound yi [易]").