Lu Deming (; 556(?)–630) was Tang dynasty Chinese scholar, author of the

Jingdian Shiwen ''Jingdian Shiwen'' (), often abbreviated as ''Shiwen'' in Chinese philological literature, was a c. 583 exegetical dictionary or glossary, edited by the Tang dynasty classical scholar Lu Deming. Based on the works of 230 scholars during the H ...

, which provides annotations on the classics, including alternate pronunciations of characters in specific contexts. In addition to authoring this work, Lu Deming opposed the ''xié yùn'' method of reading the Odes propounded by

Shen Zhong 沈重 Shěn Zhòng is a sixth-century Chinese philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especiall ...

. This method adjusted the pronunciation of characters to make them rhyme in contemporary speech. Lu Deming instead explained that rhyming practices were looser in earlier periods.Baxter, William. 1992. ''Handbook of Old Chinese Phonology''. Berlin: Mouton. p. 152

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{{Authority control 555 births 627 deaths Tang dynasty writers