續一切經音義 2.12

2.12

Balustrade / railings (欄楯) (The first [character] has the fanqie lè + dān [lán]. The second has the fanqie shù + yǐn [shǔn]. The Shuowen states: 'Lán means a railing (kǎn).' Wang Yi's commentary on the Chuci states: 'Vertical posts are called kǎn; horizontal rails are called shǔn; the spaces between are called líng.' The character jiān (間) is in the departing tone).