He is the author of Zhu Yuanzhang's Gong Ji, Ailian's Theory, Taiji Illustration and Shu Tong (later edited by Zhu Yuanzhang and Gong Ji). The basic concepts of Neo-Confucianism put forward by Zhou Dunyi, such as infinity, Tai Chi, yin and yang, five elements, movement, sincerity, no desire, hue, etc., have been repeatedly discussed and developed by later Neo-Confucianism scholars, and constitute an important content in the category system of Neo-Confucianism.