Ancient Document Keyword Retrieval
Find classical passages containing a target character or phrase.
I. Tool
Operation
7 of 50 bundled passages match.
論語 · 里仁
Warring States
子曰：朝聞道，夕死可矣。見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。
孟子 · 公孫丑上
Warring States
天時不如地利，地利不如人和。得道者多助，失道者寡助。
老子 · 第一章
Warring States
道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。無名天地之始，有名萬物之母。
老子 · 第八章
Warring States
上善若水。水善利萬物而不爭，處眾人之所惡，故幾於道。
禮記 · 學記
Warring States
玉不琢，不成器；人不學，不知道。獨學而無友，則孤陋而寡聞。
酈道元 · 水經注 · 三峽
Northern Wei
自三峽七百里中，兩岸連山，略無闕處。重巖疊嶂，隱天蔽日。
韓愈 · 師說
Tang
古之學者必有師。師者，所以傳道受業解惑也。人非生而知之者，孰能無惑？
II. Principle
How it works
The tool searches an open corpus mirror of pre-Qin and Han texts (Analects, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Daodejing, Shiji excerpts) shipped as static JSON. Results are returned with source, chapter and surrounding context.
III. Guide
User guide
- 01Enter a character or short phrase.
- 02Filter by work using the checkboxes.
- 03Click any result to view the full passage in context.
IV. FAQ
Frequently asked
Q.How is the corpus assembled?
A.It is drawn from open-licence classical text repositories bundled with the site.
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