《荀子简释》原名《荀子柬释》,为梁启雄先生旧时所作,1936年由商务印书馆出版,1955年,梁先生作了修正,改名为《荀子简释》(以下简称为《简释》)自1956年开始,此修订本《简释》,曾多次被大陆两岸出版社加以印刷,它是目前影响很大的一部《荀子》注书。《简释》一书之所以能造成影响,自然有其长处。举其主要的两点,一是其注简明扼要,使“初学者得此,必欣然卒读,决 Formerly known as Mr. Liang Qixiong, Xunzi’s Brief Introduction was published by the Commercial Press in 1936. In 1955, Mr. Liang amended his name and renamed it as ”Brief Introduction to Xunzi“ (hereinafter referred to as ”Brief Explanation“ Since 1956, the ”simplified explanation“ of this revised edition has been printed on many occasions by both mainland and Taiwan publishers. It is a ”Xunzi“ book of great influence so far. The reason why the book ”Brief Explanation“ can make an impact naturally has its own advantages. To lift its main two points, first, its note concise, so that ”beginners get this, will be pleased to read, decide