續一切經音義 1.18

1.18

Mingxing 明星 (For the upper character, the Shuowen derives it from [囗@(儿/口)], writing it as 明; Cai Yong wrote it with the eye radical as 明; the ancient script wrote it with the sun radical as 明. All three forms are acceptable; the classical scriptures mostly use the ancient script form. The character [囗@(儿/口)] has the fanqie gui + yong. For the lower character xing, the ancient script wrote it as 曐. The Erya states: 'The bright star is called Qiming.' Guo Pu's commentary states: 'The Great White Star (Venus). Appearing in the east at dawn, it is Qiming; appearing in the west at dusk, it is Taibai.').