一切經音義 76.114

76.114

所鑑 (The *fanqie* is [k]- + [ɦam] (監陷反). The *Guangya* says: 'A mirror.' Jia's commentary on the *Guoyu* says: '鑑 means to examine or scrutinize.' Du [Yu]'s commentary on the *Zuo zhuan* also says: 'To take warning.' The *Mao shi zhuan* states: 'A mirror is that by which one examines appearances.' The *Shuowen jiezi* states: 'That by which bright water can be captured from the moon.' It is categorized under the radical 金 (metal) with 監 phonetic. It is also written as 鑒).