一切經音義 41.12

41.12

Shallow and deep (淺深: pronounced [千 + 演] q-iǎn [qiǎn]. The Shuowen says: "Not deep. It derives from 水 with 戔 as phonetic." 戔 is pronounced [察 + 限] c-àn [càn]. The second character is pronounced [傷 + 任] sh-ēn [shēn]. The Kaosheng says: "𣸧 (shen) means profound." The Shuowen derives it from 水 and 罙, pronounced the same as above. Nowadays it is customarily transmitted deriving from 罙, pronounced [山 + 林] sh-ēn [shēn]. The Shuowen says it means deep, which is also accepted; 罙 also refers to a chimney flue).