一切經音義 5.152

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5.152

Fragrant and sweet-smelling (芬馥) (The first character has the fanqie fang + wen [f-]. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Mao Shi says: 'Fen (芬) means fragrant.' The Fangyan says: 'Fen means harmonious.' Guo Pu says: 'Fragrant and harmoniously tempered is called fen.' The Shuowen says: 'Derived from 屮 with fen as phonetic.' The second character has the fanqie wei + mu [f-]. The Han Shi says: 'Fu (馥) describes the appearance of fragrant scent').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese