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Li Na (daughter of Mao Zedong)

Li Na ( |s= |p=Lǐ Nà}}, also pronounced Li Ne,)). The traditional pronunciation of the character "" was ""; however, in Modern Standard Chinese it has shifted to "": see "" in . See also contemporary dictionaries which only list the "" pronunciation, e.g.: ''Xinhua Zidian'' p.357, Commercial Press 1998, ; the ; or the ; or the . Some reliable sources also call her Li Ne (see, e.g., [http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2003-03/04/content_757828.htm New mood of open-minded politics gaining ground in China] , Xinhua News Agency, 4 March 2003). However, some other reliable sources call her Li Na.}} born 3 August 1940) is the daughter of Mao Zedong and his fourth wife Jiang Qing, and their only child together. Her surname is Li rather than Mao, because her father used the pseudonym "Li Desheng" () for a period of time during the Chinese Civil War.

The names of Li Na and her sister Li Min come from Book 4 of the ''Analects'' of Confucius: "''ne'' yu yan er ''min'' yu xing" (, meaning ''slow'' in speech and ''earnest'' in conduct). Provided by Wikipedia