一切經音義 92.106

92.106

Well-curb frame (丼絡: the first is the correct character for 井 [well]. The Book of Zhou says: "The Yellow Emperor first dug wells." The Shiben says: "Boyi created wells (丼)." Wang Bi's commentary on the Zhouyi says: "井 means through-flowing." The Baihu tong says: "Markets were held around wells, hence called 市井 (marketplaces)." The Shuowen says: "Eight families share one well (丼)." The second character is láng + gè fanqie [luò]. Guo Pu's commentary on the Shanhaijing says: "絡 means to encircle." The Shuowen says: "It has the silk radical, with 各 as phonetic.").