Wenshi（文始）, a classic work by Zhang Taiyan, has made pioneering contributions in many respects in the history of Chinese etymology. Nevertheless, due to hierarchical classification of the organization and the complicated relationship of the character information, there has been no comprehensive and exhaustive study on Wenshi（文始）for long, resulting in a debate on its achievement. With the aid of database information processing technology to create a joint retrieval system of the complete monographs of Wenshi（文始）and Shuowen（说文）, we can not only make convenient and thorough analyses of these monographs and pass objective evaluation of the achievement of Zhang Taiyan's in Chinese etymology with complete and accurate quantized data, but also provide a modeling reference for the research of classic literature based on database technology.