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Concordance and Index data
When passages from early texts are cited in academic works (particularly works published in English), often the Chinese text is cited by reference to its location in a standard printed edition or concordance, such as the Harvard-Yenching Institute Sinological Index Series (哈佛燕京學社引得), or the ICS Ancient Chinese Texts Concordance Series (逐字索引叢刊). Page, chapter, and line numbers can be used to identify the location in a text, such as "Harvard-Yenching Zhuangzi: 4/2/35" - meaning page 4, chapter 2, line 35, in this case corresponding to the text "故為是舉莛與楹，厲與西施，恢恑憰怪，道通為一。其分也，成也；其成也，毀也。凡物". However, unless the academic work includes the Chinese text or a translation of it, without access to a copy of the index or concordance, it is often difficult for the reader to determine which passage of text is referred to.
For this reason, the Chinese Text Project aims to provide the facility to locate a passage of text simply by using its concordance or index reference. For supported texts, it is possible to enter an index or concordance reference, such as the "4/2/35" in the example above, and immediately locate the corresponding passage of text. To do this, open the contents page for the text, and enter the reference in the box labelled "Find by reference", or use the corresponding box shown below on this page. Additionally, it is possible to determine the location of any passage of text in such a supported index or concordance. To do this, click on the metadata (
) icon to the left of the passage, and move the mouse cursor over the text to display the reference information.
Inputting the data to support indices and concordances in this way is a very time-consuming manual process. Currently, the following references are supported (please note that Mozi Yinde is in the process of being added and currently only contains volumes 1 through 10):
| Short title | Complete title | Supported formats | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard-Yenching Mozi Yinde | 洪業主編《墨子引得》，哈佛燕京學社引得特刊第21號，哈佛燕京學社引得編纂處 Mozi Yinde (A Concordance to Mo Tzu), Harvard-Yenching Institute Sinological Index Series, Supplement no. 21 (Cambridge MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1956) | Page/Book/Line Book/Line | |
| ICS Lunyu | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《論語逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1995） A Concordance to the Lunyu (論語逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1995) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line Chapter | |
| ICS Mengzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《孟子逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1995） A Concordance to the Mengzi (孟子逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1995) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| Harvard-Yenching Zhuangzi Yinde | 洪業主編《莊子引得》，哈佛燕京學社引得特刊第20號，哈佛燕京學社引得編纂處 Zhuangzi Yinde (A Concordance to Chuang Tzu), Harvard-Yenching Institute Sinological Index Series, Supplement no. 20 (Cambridge MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 1956) | Page/Book/Line Book/Line | |
| ICS Zhuangzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《莊子逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，2000） A Concordance to the Zhuangzi (莊子逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 2000) | Book/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Gongsun Longzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《孔叢子逐字索引、鄧析子逐字索引、尹文子逐字索引、公孫龍子逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1998） Concordances to the Kongcongzi, Dengxizi, Yinwenzi, Gongsunlongzi (孔叢子逐字索引、鄧析子逐字索引、尹文子逐字索引、公孫龍子逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1998) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| Harvard-Yenching Xunzi Yinde | 洪業主編《荀子引得》，哈佛燕京學社引得特刊第22號，哈佛燕京學社引得編纂處 Xunzi Yinde (A Concordance to Hsun Tzu), Harvard-Yenching Institute Sinological Index Series, Supplement no. 22 | Page/Book/Line Book/Line | |
| ICS Xunzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《荀子逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1996） A Concordance to the Xunzi (荀子逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1996) | Book/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Sunzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《兵書四種逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵書四種逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Shuoyuan | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《說苑逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Shuoyuan (說苑逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Han shi Waizhuan | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《韓詩外傳逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Hanshi Waizhuan (韓詩外傳逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Wuzi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《兵書四種逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵書四種逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Simafa | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《兵書四種逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵書四種逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Weiliaozi | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《兵書四種逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵書四種逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Shangjunshu | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《商君書逐字索引》，（香港：商務印書館，1992） A Concordance to the Shangjunshu (商君書逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1992) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line | |
| ICS Yili | 何志華, 劉殿爵, 陳方正《儀禮逐字索引》，（台灣：商務印書館，1996） A Concordance to the Yili (儀禮逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Taiwan: Commercial Press, 1996) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line |