一切經音義 74.160

74.160

挻埴 (pronounced with the fanqie 式延 [shān]; the second character is pronounced with the fanqie 時力 [zhí]. The Zilin says: "挻 means to soften." Nowadays people say "to soften and knead" (柔埏); it also means to beat and to blend. 埴 means clay; sticky earth is called zhí. The Shiming says: "Earth that is yellow, fine, and compact is called zhí; it is greasy, being as greasy as fat.")