一切經音義 4.73

4.73

Dark blue and pure (紺𤯝: the upper character [紺] is pronounced *g[an]* + *[a]n* [gàn]. The lower character [𤯝] is pronounced *q[i]* + *[y]ing* [qīng]. The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: "Silk dyed dark blue with a reddish luster." It is also written 絟 or 𦇝, with the same pronunciation as above; these are ancient characters used by Ma [Rong] and Zheng [Xuan]. For the character below, *qing* (青), the *Shuowen [jiezi]* has it classified under *sheng* (生) and *dan* (丹); in modern clerical script it has become corrupted and abbreviated).