一切經音義 89.74

English (machine translation) 89.74

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89.74

Earnest and sorrowful (for the first [character 懇], k- + [h]en [kěn]; Zheng's commentary to the Rites of Zhou says: “'Ken' is the appearance of firmness and endurance.” The Book of Rites, Tangong Part 1, says: “Earnest to the utmost.” The Kaosheng says: “'Ken' means utmost sincerity.” The Shuowen says: “It follows 心 (heart) and has 豤 as its phonetic.” 豤 is pronounced k- + [w]en [kěn]. For the second [character 惻], ch- + [s]e [cè]; the Guangya says: “'Ce' means grieved.” The Shuowen says: “Painful. It follows 心 (heart) and has 則 as its phonetic.”).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese