一切經音義 8.40

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8.40

Sweet and fragrant (芬馥: the upper character is fang-wen [fanqie]. The Kaosheng says: "Fragrant vapor." In ancient script it derives from 屮 as 𡵳; 屮 has the phonetic reading chou-lie [fanqie]. The Shuowen says: "When plants first sprout, their fragrant vapor disperses; it takes its semantic classifier from 屮 and 分 is the phonetic." In modern clerical script it derives from 草 as 芬; 芬 means harmonious. In the sutra it is written with 香 as 馚, which is incorrect. The lower character is feng-mu [fanqie]. The Han Shi says: "芬馥 describes the appearance of fragrant vapor").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese