東漢．王逸在註《楚辭．天問篇》的「序」中指出〈天問〉“文義不次序＂。為研析此一現象，作者乃將〈天問〉的問題編為18 類，175個，及上、中、下三篇。作者指出〈天問〉文義是否次序之爭議在：（1）羿、白蜺及良藥諸事之定位，（2）女媧、堯舜和鮌禹之事如何排序，（3）三代史事是否依時序重排，（4）結尾語句應否調整等四範疇。經作者比較20世紀學者對〈天問〉文本次序所作的調整版本，發現他們皆各憑己見，自由心裁，作出為數不等的修訂，無從判斷優劣對錯。或許，將來簡帛本〈天問〉的出土，〈天問〉文義不次序的問題才得有解。
In the introduction to the commentary on ＂Tian-wen＂ (〈天問〉), Wang Yi of the Eastern Han times said that the text meaning of ＂Tian-wen＂ was not in order. To study this phenomenon, the author edits Tian-wen’s questions into 3 chapters, 18 categories, and 175 individual ones. The author also points out that the controversies over whether or not ＂Tian-wen’s＂ text meaning is in order lie in the following issues: (1) the relative positions for the events of Yi, rainbow, and good medicine, (2) how did the deeds of Nv-wa, Yao, Shun, and Gun were arranged? (3) were the events of the Three Dynasties told according to the time sequence? (4) should the last question be rearranged? After an investigation on the revised editions of ＂Tian-wen＂ by modern scholars, the author finds that these new versions of ＂Tian-wen＂ are arbitrarily decided. There is no objective standard to evaluate their credibility. Hopefully, when the original version of ＂Tian-wen＂ is unearthed, the question of the correct text order of ＂Tian-wen＂ can properly be solved.
