Thanks, I saw that in another news report today.
So, Wu is her family name and Li is her given name.
I'll have to go back to my translation sources to see how that might change the "meaning" of her name.
Some of the problem is that our Roman alphabet only provides the rough phonetic form of the name, so that we can approximate the sound of the name in our language. But there is often more than one Chinese character identified with the same basic sound, in its spoken form; not counting differences in tone, where a tone may be voiced in a rising, falling or flat manner.
Like "Ma" represents approximately six different Chinese characters, each voiced with a slightly different inflection.
I once started to take Mandarin Chinese language lessons. I had a very active work schedule and found the pursuit was worthless for me unless I could give it my constant and complete focus. It was only intended to be a beginner's class, and there were fifteen of us at the start of the six month, 3-evenings a week program. It ended due to all of us "drop outs" before it reached its fourth month.
It is same name as an ancient kingdom in China...
Yi (not Li) means 'gift' as in 'a righteous gift to society'...
If FR could support Chinese characters I could show you which ones they are.
I once started Chinese classes too... 9 hours a day of solid classroom instruction, plus outside work and practice as well. In total it was about 12 hours a day (at least) of language.
That was my start...then I took it from there. I have been constantly studying for well over a decade.