續一切經音義 4.22

4.22

極爆 (for the first character, 極, the Shuowen says it takes 木 as radical and 亟 as phonetic. 亟 takes 二, 人, 又, and 口, meaning that between heaven and earth, nothing is more urgent for humanity than the hands and mouth. 二 signifies heaven and earth; 勹 is the ancient character for 人; 又 is the hand. For the second character, [bào], fanqie 補教 [b- + -(j)iæu = bjæu/bào]. The Shuowen says: “爆 means to scorch.” The Guangya says: “It means heat.” The Kaosheng says: “The sound of firewood burning; a fierce blaze.” The Yunying says: “A leaping flame.” The Yunquan says: “The sound of fierce fire.”)