續一切經音義 6.71

6.71

Treading underfoot (脚踏: the first is standardly written as 腳, pronounced with the fanqie *j- / sh-*, the Shiming states: "The foot (jiao 脚) is what recedes (que 却), because when sitting it draws backward"; the second character is also written as 蹋, pronounced identically with the fanqie *t- / h-*, the Qieyun states: "To step and trample"; the Kaosheng says: "To tread with the foot"; the Shuowen says: "Derived from zu 足 with [日/羽] as phonetic; [日/羽] is pronounced ta 塔").