一切經音義 66.56

66.56

Silent and still (𡧯嘿; the upper character [𡧯] is fanqie 情曆; this is the orthodox form. The text of the treatise writes 寂, which is a popular variant. The Fangyan says: '𡧯 means peaceful and quiet.' The Shuowen says: 'Devoid of human voices.' It is composed with 宀 as semantic and 尗 as phonetic. The sound of 宀 is 綿; the sound of 尗 is 叔. The lower character [嘿] is fanqie 儚北; in lexicons this is the orthodox form. The text of the treatise writes 嘿 with 'black' (黑), which is a popular character. The Kaosheng says: '嘿 means not speaking.' The Hanshu says: 'Discontented and taciturn (嘿嘿).' The Wenzidian shuo says: '嘿 means wordless.' It is composed with 'mouth' (口) as semantic and 墨 as phonetic).