刘洪

劉洪
Liú Hóng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Liu Hong (c. 129-210), Eastern Han astronomer and mathematician, creator of the Qianxiang Calendar (乾象历)

Examples

HSK 5
Liú Hóng shì Dōnghàn zhùmíng de tiānwénxuéjiā.
Liu Hong was a famous Eastern Han astronomer.
HSK 7-9
Tā biān dìng de 《 Qián xiàng Lì 》 shì Zhōngguó dìyī bù kǎolǜ yuèqiú jìndìdiǎn yùndòng de lìfǎ.
His Qianxiang Calendar was the first Chinese calendar to account for the moon's perigee motion.

Tips

history
Liu Hong is also credited in some traditions as an early developer of the abacus (算盘), earning him the nickname 算圣 ('Sage of Calculation'). His lunar-orbit corrections were an advance of nearly a thousand years beyond previous Han calendars.

Stroke Order

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