一切經音義 4.59

4.59

Carriages and chariots (車乘: the upper character [車] is pronounced *ch[ang]* + *[zh]e* [chē]. For the character *che*, the *Shuowen [jiezi]* gives the pictograph as 車; written horizontally, the character 車 is the ancient script form for chariot. The lower character [乘] is pronounced *sh[i]* + *[zh]eng* [shèng]. Kong [Anguo]'s commentary to the *Shangshu* says: "*Sheng* means to overcome." The Mao commentary to the *Odes* says: "*Sheng* means to ascend." Zheng Zhong's commentary to the *Zhouli* says: "Four horses make a *sheng*." The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: "*Sheng* means to cover." It is classified under *ru* (入) and *jie* (桀); *jie* is pronounced *j[ie]* [jié], meaning clever and fierce. Military law says: *sheng*. In clerical script it is written 乘, a variant form).