疑难字考释三例

Interpretation of Three Difficult Vulgar Characters

我们通过对"■""■""■"字形、字音、字义三方面的分析,"■"当是"婬"的异体字;佛经中的"■"当是"■"的异体字,音为"丁计切"或"当盖切",与"足迹"之"■"异字同形;"■",义为"安""天""大"或"明",读"奴丁切"。佛经中,"■"为"冥"的俗字,读"忙经切",义为"暗"或"幽"。通过对以上三个疑难字的考辨,有利于佛经文献的正确解读,补充了字书、韵书、辞书中均无收录的字形"■"和"■"的本义"安",对"■"已有的研究观点提出商榷。

By analyzing the shape, pronunciation and meaning of“ ” ,“ ” ,“ ”, this paper finds“ ”is the variant form of yin; In the sutras,“ ” is the variant form of“di” and the pronunciation of“di”or“dai” is different from“ ” in that its meaning is the footprint;“ ” reads“ning”, its meaning is the“peaceful”,“sky”,“large” or“light”. In the sutras,“ ” is the pronunciation of“ming” and it is the vari-ant form of“ming”,with the meaning of“darkness”. Through the research on the three difficult vulgar char-acters, this paper helps the correct interpretation of Buddhist scriptures and points out that the original meaning of“” and“ ” is“peaceful” which is not included in different dictionaries, and thus discusses a kind of existing idea about“”.