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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 (哈佛燕京学社引得), or the ICS Ancient Chinese Texts Concordance Series (逐字索引丛刊). 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 "故为是举莛与楹，厉与西施，恢恑憰怪，道通为一。其分也，成也；其成也，毁也。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 | 洪业主编《墨子引得》，哈佛燕京学社引得特刊第21号，哈佛燕京学社引得编纂处 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《论语逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1995） A Concordance to the Lunyu (论语逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《孟子逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，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 | 洪业主编《庄子引得》，哈佛燕京学社引得特刊第20号，哈佛燕京学社引得编纂处 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《庄子逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，2000） A Concordance to the Zhuangzi (庄子逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《孔丛子逐字索引、邓析子逐字索引、尹文子逐字索引、公孙龙子逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1998） Concordances to the Kongcongzi, Dengxizi, Yinwenzi, Gongsunlongzi (孔丛子逐字索引、邓析子逐字索引、尹文子逐字索引、公孙龙子逐字索引), 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 | 洪业主编《荀子引得》，哈佛燕京学社引得特刊第22号，哈佛燕京学社引得编纂处 Xunzi Yinde (A Concordance to Hsun Tzu), Harvard-Yenching Institute Sinological Index Series, Supplement no. 22 | Page/Book/Line Book/Line | |
| ICS Xunzi | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《荀子逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《兵书四种逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵书四种逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《说苑逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Shuoyuan (说苑逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《韩诗外传逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Hanshi Waizhuan (韩诗外传逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《兵书四种逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵书四种逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《兵书四种逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵书四种逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《兵书四种逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Militarists (兵书四种逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《商君书逐字索引》，（香港：商务印书馆，1992） A Concordance to the Shangjunshu (商君书逐字索引), 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 | 何志华, 刘殿爵, 陈方正《仪礼逐字索引》，（台湾：商务印书馆，1996） A Concordance to the Yili (仪礼逐字索引), ed. D.C. Lau, Ho Che Wah and Chen Fong Ching. ICS series (Taiwan: Commercial Press, 1996) | Chapter/Page/Line Page/Line |