Cousin of Xun You, a very talented advisor under Cao Cao. Commited suicide.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Hsün Yü (Wên-jo)
Simplified Chinese: 荀彧 (文若)
Pronunciation: Xun2 Yu4 (Wen2ruo4)
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Min-Nan: Shun Hiok (Bun-that)
Birthplace: Yinghang in Yingchuan
Name Notes: The reason we have Xun Yu and Xun “You” is because, though the sounds are the same (both Yu), they’re pronounced Yu4 and Yu1, the You idea, I suppose, comes in for foreign readers who cannot see the tones.
Rank and Titles
Filial and Incorrupt, Prefect of the Palace Guards (AD 189); Major (AD 191); Imperial Counsellor, Chief of the Imperial Secretariat; Marquis of Wansui Commune (AD 203); Imperial Household Grandee, Honorary Palace Attendant; Respectful Marquis (posthumous)
Family and Relationships
Xun Yan, Xun Chen (Elder Brothers); Xun Yun, Xun Can (Son); Xun You (Cousin); Xun Han, Xun Yi (Grandsons); Xun Shao, Xun Hong (Nephews)
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 10–12, 14, 16–26, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 57, 60, 61, 68
Sanguozhi: Wei 10
Search Results
- Xun Yus Death: Suicide or Natural Causes?
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03/10Replies:13 - Was Xun Yu Wrong About Yuan Shao’s Advisors? (Novel)
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11/04Replies:28 - Xun Yu and His Attempts to Steal Guo Jia’s Thunder
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09/04Replies:13 - What Would You Do if You Are Xun Yu?
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06/02Replies:30
Biographies
- Xun Yu’s SGZ Biography
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08/04Replies:30