《魏书·列传·卷七十二》
刁冲学通众经，偏修郑玄之说，阴阳、图纬、算数、天文、风气的书籍无不融会贯通，当世的人佩服他的精湛渊博。刺史郭祚听说他的盛名，以疑难问题寻访于他，刁冲当即解释辨析，无不消除其长久的疑惑。
学通诸经，偏修郑说，阴阳、图纬、算数、天文、风气之书莫不关综，当世服其精博，刺史郭祚闻其盛名，访以疑义，冲应机解辩，无不祛其久惑。
Diao Chong studied the classics, especially refining Zheng Xuan's theories, becoming familiar with the books on Yin and Yang, diagrams and latitude and longitude, mathematics, astronomy, and the atmosphere, and the people of the time admired his profound and broad knowledge. Prefect Guo Zuo had heard of his reputation and visited him with difficult questions, and Diao Chong explained and analyzed them immediately, dispelling his lingering doubts.