李冲

李沖

Lǐ Chōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Li Chong (Chinese name); historically Li Chong, Northern Wei statesman who designed the 三长制 (Three Chiefs) village administration system and played a key role in Emperor Xiaowen's sinicization reforms

About Li Chong

450–498 · 政治家 politician

Northern Wei minister who proposed the 三长制, a system of village heads that put households back on the state's tax registers, and was a leading figure in Emperor Xiaowen's reforms.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

李冲是我表哥的名字。

Lǐ Chōng shì wǒ biǎogē de míngzi.

Li Chong is my older cousin's name.

HSK 7-9

北魏名臣李冲辅佐孝文帝推行汉化。

Běiwèi míngchén Lǐ Chōng fǔzuǒ Xiàowéndì tuīxíng hànhuà.

The renowned Northern Wei official Li Chong assisted Emperor Xiaowen in implementing sinicization.

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history

Proposed in 486, the 三长制 replaced the 宗主督护制, under which clan chiefs registered dozens of families as one household, with three tiers of heads: a 邻长 for 5 households, a 里长 for 25 and a 党长 for 125.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

冲 chōng

李冲