Liu Xiang (scholar)

Liu Xiang
BornLiu Gengsheng
77 BCE
Xuzhou, Han dynasty
Died6 BCE (aged 71)
IssueLiu Xin
FatherLiu De, Marquis Miao of Yangcheng
ReligionConfucianism
OccupationAstronomer, historian, librarian, poet, politician, writer
Liu Xiang
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Xiàng
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLiou Shianq
Wade–GilesLiu Hsiang
IPA[ljǒʊ ɕjâŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuh Heung
JyutpingLau4 Hoeng3
IPA[lɐw˩ hœŋ˧]
Southern Min
Tâi-lôLâu Hiòng
Middle Chinese
Middle ChineseLjuw Xjàng
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*mə-ru n̥ang-s
Liu Gengsheng
Traditional Chinese更生
Simplified Chinese更生
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Gēngshēng
Wade–GilesLiu Kêng-shêng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLau4 Gang1 Sang1
Courtesy Name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐzhèng
Wade–GilesTzŭ-chêng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZi1 Zing3

Liu Xiang (77–6 BCE[1]), born Liu Gengsheng and bearing the courtesy name Zizheng, was a Chinese astronomer, historian, librarian, poet, politician, and writer of the Western Han dynasty. Among his polymathic scholarly specialties were history, literary bibliography, and astronomy. He is particularly well known for his bibliographic work in cataloging and editing the extensive imperial library.

  1. ^ Loewe (1986), 192.