一切經音義 46.363

English (machine translation) 46.363

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46.363

級其 "Rank/decapitated head" (fanqie: 羇立 [jī]). A 'level' (級) is an order/tier; it refers to the calculated number of steps, which is called a 'grade' or 'tier' (級). When an army decapitated one person's head, they were bestowed one grade of aristocratic rank; hence the head of an enemy came to be called a ji (級).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese