郭店楚簡〈緇衣〉在與《禮記‧緇衣》對斠下出現甚多異文，其除了文獻學上的意義，當代學者的初步研究指出其中明顯有文義上的差別。故本文在方法上藉由郭店本與《禮記》本〈緇衣〉的比較，詮釋文本文字與文句的差異所蘊含的意義。本文進一步以異文意涵為線索，探討〈緇衣〉「禮」觀念及其儒學，包括道德與政治、治民與刑、君子的言行等方面。根據前述研究，本文結論指出，德政觀念是孔子為實踐理論而有的哲學精神，亦成為儒家學者的真理，〈緇衣〉異文即傳達此儒學觀念之脈絡意義。

Scholars note numerous variant characters in "Zhi-Yi", a Guo-dian bamboo text. Some scholars think these varience indicated differences in significance from the received "Li-Ji"(Record of rites). The present study undertakes a comparison between the Guodian "Zhi-Yi" and "Li-Ji", and interprets the significance of some key differences of terminology and proposition in these texts. Drawing on clues of meaning variance, this study examines the idea of rites (li) in "Zhi-Yi" and its Confucian implications, as in morals and politics, governance, punishment, and the Junzi's (gentleman) speech and behavior. This study draws the conclusion that moral governance is the philosophical spirit enunciated by Confucius for practical theory, which became the essence of Confucianism. Clearly, the variant characters of "Zhi-Yi" reflect this contextual meaning of Confucianism quite.