Liu Xin (scholar)

Liu Xin
Liu Xin
Traditional Chinese	劉歆
Simplified Chinese	刘歆
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Xīn
Wade–Giles	Liu2 Hsin1
IPA	[ljǒʊ ɕín]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Làuh Yām
Jyutping	Lau4 Jam1
IPA	[lɐu˩ jɐm˥]
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese	子駿
Simplified Chinese	子骏
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zǐjùn
Wade–Giles	Tzŭ3-chün4
IPA	[dzì tɕwə̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Džjyùn
Jyutping	Zi2-zeon3
IPA	[tsiː˧˥ tsɵn˧]

Liu Xin (c. 46 BCE – 23 CE), courtesy name Zijun, was a Chinese astronomer, classicist, librarian, mathematician, and politician during the Western Han and Xin dynasties. He later changed his name to Liu Xiu (劉秀) due to the naming taboo of Emperor Ai of Han. He was the son of Imperial librarian Liu Xiang and an associate of other eminent thinkers such as the philosopher Huan Tan.^[1] Liu was a prominent supporter of the Old Text classics.

^ Loewe, Michael (2000). A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24). Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4: China. Vol. 16. Brill. pp. 383–386. ISBN 978-9-004-10364-1.

[1] Loewe, Michael (2000). A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24). Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4: China. Vol. 16. Brill. pp. 383–386. ISBN 978-9-004-10364-1.

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