一切經音義 4.35

4.35

Skilled in archery (善射: [射 is] pronounced *sh[i]* + *[y]e* [shè]. In the *Zhouli*, of the Six Arts, the third is called the Five Types of Archery. The *Shuowen [jiezi]* writes it as 䠶, classified under arrow (矢), and explains: "A bow or crossbow discharged from the person that hits at a distance is called *she*." Li Si's Small Seal script wrote it with *cun* (寸) as 射; *cun* signifies measure, and *cun* also signifies the hand).