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李群

Lǐ Qún
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Li Qun (common Chinese name); notably Li Qun (b. 1962), former Party Secretary of Qingdao and current head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration
  2. 2 also the Chinese mathematical term for 'Lie group' (named after Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie)

Examples

HSK 5
李群在现代物理中有重要应用。
Lǐ qún zài xiàndài wùlǐ zhōng yǒu zhòngyào yìngyòng.
Lie groups have important applications in modern physics.
HSK 7-9
国家文物局局长李群出席了开幕式。
Guójiāwénwùjú júzhǎng Lǐ Qún chūxí le kāimùshì.
National Cultural Heritage Administration director Li Qun attended the opening ceremony.

Tips

usage
As a math term 李群 transliterates the surname of Sophus Lie (1842-1899) - 李 is the standard Chinese surname chosen to render his name. In this mathematical reading it's pronounced the same (Lǐ qún) but written identically to the common personal name.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
群 qún