一切經音義 4.69

4.69

Brocade patterns (綺畫: [綺 is] pronounced *q[i]* + *[j]i* [qǐ]. *Fanzi jiran* says: "Damask silk is produced in Qi commandery; now it is produced in Wu and Yue." The lower character [畫] is pronounced *h[ua]* + *[m]a* [huà]. The *Erya* says: "To draw (畫) means to delineate forms." Guo Pu says: "Pictures and paintings are that by which forms are depicted." Character books originally did not have this character, using the character 畫 as a phonetic loan).