一切經音義 78.72

78.72

A pinch (一撮) ([撮 is pronounced] 倉 + 括 [cāng-kuò > cuō]; Du [Yu's] commentary to the Zuo zhuan says: "撮 means to gather together"; if pronounced with other sounds, it does not match the intention of the sūtra; the Jixun says: "to scoop with both hands, or to pinch up with an implement"; the Shuowen jiezi says it takes the "hand" radical [手] and has 最 for phonetic).