thumb|Ming dynasty 1492 reprint of the Yupian thumb|300px|Vol. 27 of the Yupian in Ishiyama-dera, [[Ōtsu, Japan (facsimile)]] The Yupian (; "Jade Chapters") is a c. 543 Chinese dictionary edited by Gu Yewang (顧野王; Ku Yeh-wang; 519–581) during the Liang dynasty. It arranges 12,158 character entries under 542 radicals, which differ somewhat from the original 540 in the Shuowen Jiezi. Each character entry gives a fanqie pronunciation gloss and a definition, with occasional annotation.
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- literary work
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- Gu Yewang
- Country of origin
- Liang dynasty
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- Yupian Waseda University.jpg
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- 玉篇
- language of work or name
- Classical Chinese
- form of creative work
- dictionary
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