李昂

LǐÁng

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Meanings

1 Li Ang (personal name)
2 Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809–840)
3 Li Ang (Taiwanese feminist novelist, b. 1952)

Characters

plum / surname Li

to raise high / soaring

Examples

唐文宗的本名是李昂。

Táng Wénzōng de běnmíng shì Lǐ Áng.

Emperor Wenzong of Tang's given name was Li Ang.

李昂是台湾著名女作家。

Lǐ Áng shì Táiwān zhùmíng nǚ zuòjiā.

Li Ang is a famous Taiwanese female author.

Tips

history

Two prominent bearers: (1) Emperor Wenzong of Tang 唐文宗 (Táng Wénzōng, r. 827–840), whose failed Sweet Dew Incident 甘露之变 saw eunuchs slaughter his ministers; (2) Li Ang 李昂, pen name of Shi Shuduan 施叔端, whose 1983 novel 《杀夫》(The Butcher's Wife) is a landmark of Chinese feminist literature.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ

昂 áng