一切經音義 68.29

68.29

Unicorn horn (麟角: the first character has the fanqie 栗珍; the Gongyang zhuan says: 'The qilin is a benevolent beast.' The Erya says: 'The lin has the body of a 𪊽-deer, the tail of an ox, and a single horn, with flesh at the tip of the horn; it is also written as 𪊭.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Formed from [the semantic component] "deer" (鹿) and has 粦 as phonetic.' 𪊽 has the fanqie 鬼筠; 粦 is formed from 炎 and 舛).