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李群

Lǐqún
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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

国家文物局局长李群出席了开幕式。
Guójiā Wénwùjú júzhǎng Lǐqún chūxí le kāimùshì.
National Cultural Heritage Administration director Li Qun attended the opening ceremony.
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.

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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 (Lǐqún) but written identically to the common personal name.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
群 qún