一切經音義 99.159

99.159

Stern and prow (舳艫) (the first character is pronounced with the fanqie 蟲六 [chóng + liù = zhú]: the Fangyan says, "The stern of a boat is called zhu (舳); the zhu is what controls the water." Guo [Pu]'s commentary says, "Nowadays in Jiangdong, the oar/rudder is called zhu." The Shuowen says it is classified under the radical 舟 with the abbreviated 由 as its phonetic; 拖 is pronounced with the fanqie 它可 [tā + kě = tuǒ]. The second character is pronounced with the fanqie 魯都 [lǔ + dū = lú]: Li Fei's commentary to the Hanshu says, "It is the place where oars are rowed at the front of a boat." The Shuowen says, "The prow of a boat"; it is classified under the radical 舟 with 盧 as its phonetic).