一切經音義 73.58

73.58

Hare-net and snare (罝弶: the upper character is jing plus ye fanqie [jiē], sound identical to jie (嗟). The hare-net [tuoju] is a net used to catch hares. The Mao Classic of Poetry says: 'Carefully placed are the hare-nets, hammered in with rhythmic thuds [ding-ding],' which is this. The Commentary says: 'A hare-net is a net for hares.' Guo's commentary on the Erya says: 'Ju (罝) is like blocking [遮].' The Shuowen says: classified under 网 [net], with 且 phonetic. The lower character is qiang plus liang fanqie [jiàng]. The jiang (弶) is an implement for capturing birds and beasts, where a large wooden bow has a noose attached to it along a beast's trail, with a trigger mechanism to snare and catch it. The Shuowen says: classified under 弓 [bow] and abbreviated phonetic 掠).