一切經音義 49.143

49.143

執契 [holding the contract/tallies] (The first character is zh- + [r]u [-> zhi], entering tone. The Shuowen jiezi says: "To seize and arrest criminals." Composed with 丮, pronounced j- + [j]i [-> ji], and 𢆎, pronounced n- + [zh]e [-> nie], entering tone. Vulgar usage writes it with 丸, 幸, or 九, which is mistaken vulgar usage. The second character is q- + [j]i [-> qi], departing tone. Zheng Zhong's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: "契 are tally-documents." The Yijing says: "In high antiquity they tied knots to govern; later sages replaced this with written contracts." The Shuowen jiezi says: "A great bond." Composed with 大 and 㓞 as phonetic. The character 契 in the Shuowen jiezi is composed with 刀 and 龶; 龶 is pronounced f- + [?] [-> fen]; 㓞 is pronounced q- + [b]a [-> qia], entering tone. Those written with 刃 and 龶 as 㓞 are non-standard characters).