一切經音義 93.115

93.115

Pits and hollows (坑坎: the upper character has the fanqie ke-geng [keng]; it is also written with the "mound" radical [阜] as 阬. Gu Yewang says: 'A 坑 is a ravine; it also means a gradual pool.' The Shuowen says: 'A 坑 is an earthen pit; it is derived from "earth" [土] and phonetic kang [亢].' The lower character has the fanqie kan-gan [kan]. The Kaosheng says: 'A small pit.').