一切經音義 51.185

51.185

調濡 'Harmonious and gentle' (The first character is fanqie 庭 + 聊. Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli states: '調 means to blend, to harmonize.' The second character is fanqie 乳 + 珠. The Zuozhuan states: '濡 means moist and sleek.' The Shuowen jiezi states: 'Wet; derived from 水 "water" with 需 phonetic; 需 is fanqie 相 + 餘; the character 需 has 雨 above and the ancient character for 天 below; the Yijing states: "Clouds ascending into heaven is Xu [waiting/nourishing]", which is its image.').