續一切經音義 2.100

2.100

Balustrades and railings (欄楯: the first character has the fanqie 落 + 干; Cien's Pronunciation and Meaning says, “Hooked balustrade.” It is also written 闌. Shuowen says, “A gate screen.” The second character has the fanqie 食 + 尹; Shuowen says, “Shǔn is a balustrade or railing.” Wang Yi's commentary to Chu ci says, “Kǎn is shǔn; vertical ones are kǎn, horizontal ones are shǔn. The character takes 木 with 盾 for phonetic”).