一切經音義 6.56

6.56

Shield and guard (擁衛: the first is pronounced with the fanqie 邕拱 [yǒng]. The Cangjie pian says: "Yong means to support and hold." The Kaosheng says: "To protect." Character dictionaries state: "To shield." The Shuowen writes it as 𢹭, stating: "𢹭 means to embrace; deriving from 'hand' [手] with 雝 as phonetic." In common usage today it is written as 擁. The second is pronounced with the fanqie 榮喙 [wèi]. Wang Bi's commentary on the Classic of Changes says: "Wei means to protect." The Shuowen says: "Palace guards; deriving from 'to go' [行], meaning rows; and from 韋 and 帀, meaning to defend and garrison." In clerical script today it abbreviates and drops 帀, writing it as 衛).