許慎《説文解字》書中廣徵博引，既有故書之文，復有時賢 之論，可謂廣博矣。其中所引《周禮>之文，有「《周禮〉引文」、 「《周禮》曰引文」、「〈周禮〉有引文」之別，更有義指「成周之 禮」之「周禮」，非（周禮> 也。

In Sho Wen Jie Zi of Xu Shen, it contains many documents and resources. It not only has the articles of the past books, but also has the writings of the scholars in East Han, it may be said the information Xu Shen cited is rich. In the cited articles from Zhou Li, it is classified as Zhou Li Yin Wen，Zhou Li Yue Yin Wen，and Zhou Li You Yin Wen. It can also mean that The Rite of Zhou is not Zhou Li.