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一切經音義 99.59

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99.59

Carts and granaries 箱庾 (pronounced [想 + 羊] *xiāng*. The Mao Commentary to the Shijing states: "The box of a large carriage." The Shuowen says it takes 竹 [bamboo] as radical and 相 as phonetic. The Wenzidian states it is also sometimes written with 艸 as radical, as 葙. The bottom character is pronounced [臾 + 主] *yǔ*. Jia Kui's commentary to the Guoyu states: "A large one is called a *cang* [granary]; a small one is called a *yu* [storehouse]. *Yu* means an accumulation, referring to an accumulation of harvested grain." The Shuowen says: "A roofless granary is called a *yu*." It takes 广 [shelter] as radical and 臾 as phonetic).

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