一切經音義 42.167

42.167

繒磬 (The upper [character] has the fanqie 情 + 蠅. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A general name for light silk fabrics.' In ancient script it is written as 𦀓 with 辛 as component; its pronunciation and meaning are the same as above. The lower [character] has the fanqie 輕 + 徑. Zheng's commentary on the Kaogong ji says: 'Stone is used to make a musical instrument, which when struck sounds like a bell or chime.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A musical stone, depicting the shape of an instrument suspended from an upright post, struck with a hand holding a mallet.' For the stone chime, the ancient script took 巠 to make 𰋌).