一切經音義 87.124

87.124

簡𠕋 [bamboo tablets and patent rolls]: The first character is read with the fanqie jian + yan. Guo Pu's commentary on the Erya says: 'A jian is a writing tablet.' Gu Yewang says: 'That which is used for writing books and recording affairs.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A tablet; composed of bamboo (竹) with jian (間) as phonetic.' The treatise writes it with the grass radical as 蕳, which is erroneous. The second character is read with the fanqie qiang + ze. The Zhouli says: 'When conferring the nine patents upon feudal lords, one commissions them with bamboo patents (ce).' Zheng Xuan says: 'This means writing the royal commands upon bamboo tablets.' Cai Yong's Duduan states: 'A ce is a tablet. If there are fewer than one hundred characters, it is not written upon a ce. Its standard length is two feet, with shorter ones being half that length. The next kind alternates long and short tablets bound with two cords, written with seal script from top to bottom, recording the year and month. All appointments of feudal lords, deaths of the Three Excellencies, and dismissals for crime are written upon ce.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A tally of appointment; presented to feudal lords when received from the king, resembling slips alternating long and short with two cords binding them.' In ancient script it is written with the bamboo radical as 𥬰.