一切經音義 83.25

83.25

操翰 (Holding the writing brush: the first is *tsʰaw-law* [cāo]; the Shuowen [says]: "*Cao* means to hold fast; formed with the hand radical and phonetic *zao*." The second is *han-kan* [hàn]; the Kaosheng says: "Bird feathers." The Shuowen also says: "Feathers of the pheasant; formed with the feather radical and phonetic *gan*." In the transmission written with the wings radical as 翰 is a popular character. *Zao* is pronounced *sāng-dào* [zào]; *gan* is *yú-àn* [hàn]).