英语 (same as 灸) (in Chinese medicine) to cauterize by burning moxa; moxa cautery; moxibustion
灼也。从火久聲。舉友切
(灸)灼也。今以艾約體曰灸。是其一耑也。引伸凡柱？曰灸。考工記廬人。灸諸牆。注云。灸猶塞也。以柱兩牆之閒。輓而內之。本末勝負可知也。古文作久。許引周禮久諸牆。士喪禮。皆木桁久之。注云。久當爲灸。灸謂以葢案塞其口。按久灸皆取附箸相拒之意。凡附箸相拒曰久。用火則曰灸。鄭用方言。許說造字本意。从火。久聲。舉形聲包會意也。舉友切。三部。
