一切經音義 84.5

84.5

角試 (the upper character is jiang and yue in fanqie. The Liji says: "In the first month of winter, practice martial arts, train in archery and charioteering, and contest in physical strength [jueli]." Gu Yewang says: "Contesting in physical strength means vying for victory or defeat." The Lüshi chunqiu says: "Contest [jue] and test." The Hanshu says: "To contest in strength and resist them." In the Tuji it is written with 車 [cart] and 交 as 較, which is inappropriate for this context. The Mao commentary to the Shijing says: "An ornament of a grandee's carriage." The Shuowen says: "A curved hook above the chariot railing." Although traditionally transmitted and used, it is a gross error. The lower character is shi and er in fanqie. The Shuowen says: "To try and use." The Book of Yu says: "Clearly testing them through achievements." It is composed of 言 [speech] with 式 phonetic.)