一切經音義 95.6

95.6

Shanzhi 挻埴 (The upper character is pronounced fanqie 扇延; the lower is 承力. The Laozi states: "Moulding clay (shanzhi) to make vessels; it is on their empty space that the utility of the vessel depends." Song Zhong says: "Shan 挻 means to mix and temper." Xu Shuzhong says: "It means to press down." The Shenglei says: "It means to soften." The Kaosheng says: "It means to knead." The Shuowen explains that it has the 'hand' radical and the phonetic component yan 延. The Shangshu states: "Its earth is red clay (zhi 埴)." Kong's commentary says: "Sticky earth is called zhi." The Shiming says: "Zhi means greasy, greasy like fat." The Shuowen says: "Sticky earth; it has the 'earth' radical and the phonetic component zhi 直.").