一切經音義 8.204

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𡊅壤 (the first character is the fanqie 分 + 問 [fèn]; the Kaosheng: "𡊅 means sweeping away." 掃 is the fanqie 蘇 + 早 [sǎo]; also written as 𡏰, with the same meaning. The sūtra uses the popular character 糞. The Shuowen: "𡊅 means sweeping away; from 土 [earth] with 弁 providing the sound." The second character is the fanqie 而 + 掌 [rǎng]; Kong says: "Earth without clods is called 壤." Zheng says: "壤 is soil; it is merely an alternative expression." The Guangya: "Crumbled dust; fertile and soft." The Shuowen: "Soft soil; from 土 [earth] with 襄 providing the sound").