一切經音義 5.18

5.18

Heart and liver (心[肉*于]): The heart governs the fire of the south; it is red in colour and has petals (辦, read with the fanqie 白 + 慢). The Shuowen says: 'The earth organ; it governs the tongue.' The second character is read with the fanqie 古 + 安. The Guiyuan zhucong says: '[肉*干] governs the wood of the east; its form is green and has lobes.' The Shuowen says: 'The metal organ. It derives from 肉 with 干 providing the phonetic.' Wang Shuhe's Maijing says: 'The liver governs the eyes; therefore, when the liver is diseased, the eyes are not clear.'