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Name (family, given), style, Wade-Giles, tones, traditional and simplified Chinese.
| Officer Name (Wade-Giles) |
Traditional, Simplified |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Cai Yong (Bojie) | 蔡邕 (伯喈) | |
| Ts‘ai Yung (Po-chieh) | 蔡邕 (伯喈) | |
| Advised Emperor Ling’s court. Hated the eunuchs. Died honoring Dong Zhuo. | ||
Notes: In some Wade-Giles translations of the novel Cai Yong is incorrectly listed as Ch’ai Yung. |
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| Chen Ji (Yuanfang) | 陳紀 (元方) | |
| Ch‘ên Chi (Yüan-fang) | 陈纪 (元方) | |
| A highly respected minister, opposed Dong Zhuo’s plan to move the capital. | ||
| Diaochan [Sable Cicada] | 貂嬋 | |
| Tiaoch‘an [Sable Cicada] | 貂婵 | |
| Wang Yun’s adopted daughter. Helped to kill Dong Zhuo. Fictional. | ||
Notes: Also known as Sable Cicada. |
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| Ding Gong (Yuanxiong) | 丁宮 (元雄) | |
| Ting Kung (Yüan-hsiung) | 丁宫 (元雄) | |
| Recommended Shi Yi to the court, held high posts for the Han. | ||
| Dong Bai | 董白 | |
| Tung Pai | 董白 | |
| Granddaughter of Dong Zhuo. Made a Lord even before she came of age. | ||
| Dong Huang | 董璜 | |
| Tung Huang | 董璜 | |
| Privy Counsellor under Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo’s nephew. Killed by Huangfu Song. | ||
| Dong Min (Shuyin) | 董旻 (叔穎) | |
| Tung Min (Shu-yin) | 董旻 (叔颖) | |
| Served Dong Zhuo as Lord of Hu. Dong Zhuo’s brother. Killed by Huangfu Song. | ||
| Dong Yue | 董越 | |
| Tung Yüeh | 董越 | |
| Sent to guard Mianchi against the Coalition. Killed by Niu Fu on advice of soothsayer. | ||
| Dong Zhuo (Zhongying) | 董卓 (仲穎) | |
| Tung Cho (Chung-ying) | 董卓 (仲颖) | |
| Siezed control of Luoyang and the Han government before being killed by Lü Bu. | ||
| Duan Wei (Zhongming) | 段煨 | |
| Tuan Wei (Chung-ming) | 段煨 | |
| Supplied Emperor Xian’s court despite being attacked. Destroyed Li Jue. | ||
| Fan Chou | 樊稠 | |
| Fan Ch‘ou | 樊稠 | |
| The third part in Li Jue and Guo Si’s government. A brave general, killed by Li Jue. | ||
| Gongsun Du (Shengji) | 公孫度 (升濟) | |
| Kungsun Tu (Shêng-chi) | 公孙度 (升济) | |
| Established an independent government in Liaodong, expanding against several tribes. | ||
| Guo Si (Duo) | 郭汜 | |
| Kuo Ssŭ (To) | 郭汜 | |
| Served Dong Zhuo. Later took control of the imperial court with Li Jue. | ||
Notes: Guo Si is sometimes called Guo Duo, a name that is listed as an alternate personal name in a few different sources. |
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| He Yong (Boqiu) | 何颙 (伯求) | |
| Ho Yong (Po-ch‘iu) | 何顒 (伯求) | |
| Recognised Cao Cao and Xun Yu as men who could deal with the troubles. | ||
Notes: Known name is He Yu (何禺) in SGYY. |
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| Hu Zhen (Wencai) | 胡軫 (文才) | |
| Hu Chên (Wên-ts‘ai) | 胡轸 (文才) | |
| He led 5,000 men against Sun Jian but was killed by Cheng Pu after a few bouts. | ||
| Hua Xiong | 華雄 | |
| Hua Hsiung | 华雄 | |
| Brave general in service to Dong Zhuo. Died in battle with Sun Jian. | ||
Notes: Usually Hua is pronounced Hua2, but in the case of a Surname, is pronounced Hua4, hence Hua4 in the audio file. |
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| Huangfu Song (Yizhen) | 皇甫嵩 (義真) | |
| Huangfu Sung (I-chên) | 皇甫嵩 (义真) | |
| Imperial Commander under Han. Fought heavily against the Yellow Turban Rebellion. | ||
| Humu Ban (Jipi) | 胡母班 (季皮) | |
| Humu Pan (Chi-p‘i) | 胡母班 (季皮) | |
| Sent by Dong Zhuo to pursuade Yuan Shao to lay down his arms. Executed by Wang Kuang. | ||
Notes: Hou Han shu records his style as Jiyou. SGZ: Yuan Shao. |
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| Jia Xu (Wenhe) | 賈詡 (文和) | |
| Chia Hsü (Wên-ho) | 贾诩 (文和) | |
| Skillful advisor. Served Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Xiu, then Cao Cao. | ||
Notes: Jia Xu is pronounced Jia2 Xu3 because of the 3rd tone preceeding the second in his normal given name. His name and style name should be pronounced and said as “Jia3 Wen2 He2”, not “Jia2 Wen2 He2” |
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| Li Jue (Zhiran) | 李傕 (稚然) | |
| Li Chüeh (Chih-jan) | 李傕 (稚然) | |
| Served Dong Zhuo. Later took control of the imperial court with Guo Si. | ||
| Li Ru | 李儒 | |
| Li Ju | 李儒 | |
| Served Dong Zhuo as an advisor. Died with his lord’s ambitions. | ||
| Li Su (Weigong) | 李肅 (偉恭) | |
| Li Su (Wei-kung) | 李肃 (伟恭) | |
| Using Red Hare and other gifts he persuaded Lü Bu to kill Ding Yuan and join Dong Zhuo. | ||
| Liu Ai | 刘艾 | |
| Liu Ai | 劉艾 | |
| Chief Clerk to Dong Zhuo. A famous historian who authored the Lingdi Ji. | ||
Notes: ‘Liu Cai’ in the online Brewitt-Taylor translation. |
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| Liu Zhang (Jiyu) | 劉璋 (季玉) | |
| Liu Chang (Chi-yü) | 刘璋 (季玉) | |
| Son of Liu Yan. Governed Ba-shu before Liu Bei took his kingdom out from under his feet. | ||
| Lü Bu (Fengxian) | 呂布 (奉先) | |
| Lü Pu (Fêng-hsien) | 吕布 (奉先) | |
| Said to be the finest warrior of the Three Kingdoms era. Executed by Cao Cao. | ||
| Ma Midi (Wengshu) | 馬日磾 (翁叔) | |
| Ma Miti (Wêng-shu) | 马日磾 (翁叔) | |
| Sent as envoy to stop the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. | ||
| Niu Fu | 牛輔 | |
| Niu Fu | 牛辅 | |
| Fought against Lü Bu and Li Su, after Dong Zhuo’s death. Killed by Hu Che’er. | ||
Notes: In Koei’s Dynasty Warriors 2-4 his name was presented as ‘Niou Fu’. |
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| Red Hare [Chituma] | 赤兔[赤兔馬] | |
| Red Hare [Ch‘iht‘uma] | 赤兔[赤兔马] | |
| Lü Bu’s famed horse. “Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare.” Novel: Later given to Guan Yu by Cao Cao. | ||
| Tian Yi | 田儀 | |
| T‘ien I | 田仪 | |
| Went to attend to Dong Zhuo’s corpse. Executed by Lü Bu. | ||
Notes: Also called Tian Jing. |
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| Xu Jing (Wenxiu) | 許靖 (文休) | |
| Hsü Ching (Wên-hsiu) | 许靖 (文休) | |
| Said to be an able critic. Liu Bei didn’t respect him but Liang always bowed to him. | ||
| Xu Rong | 徐榮 | |
| Hsü Jung | 徐荣 | |
| Defeated Cao Cao and Sun Jian in battle, but never able to press it home. | ||
| Xun Shuang (Ciming) | 荀爽 (慈明) | |
| Hsün Shuang (Tz‘ŭ-ming) | 荀爽 (慈明) | |
| Fast tracked by Dong Zhuo, he calmed Zhuo down when Yang Biao angered him. | ||
Notes: Also known as Xun Xu. |
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| Xun You (Gongda) | 荀攸 (公達) | |
| Hsün Yu (Kung-ta) | 荀攸 (公达) | |
| Advisor of Cao Cao. Xun Yu’s cousin. Died grieving Cao Cao’s interest in being Duke. | ||
Notes: His name is pronounced differently from Xun Yu’s. |
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| Zhang Ji | 張濟 | |
| Chang Chi | 张济 | |
| Junior partner under Li Jue, attacks Liu Biao in bid for supplies but dies due to arrow. | ||
| Zhang Yang (Zhishu) | 張楊 (稚叔) | |
| Chang Yang (Chih-shu) | 张杨 (稚叔) | |
| A good and generous man, attempted to aid Emperor Xian but wasn’t trusted by other generals. | ||
| Zhao Cen | 趙岑 | |
| Chao Ts‘ên | 赵岑 | |
| Occupied River Si Pass for Dong Zhuo. Retreated when Dong Zhuo abandoned Luoyang. | ||
| Zhao Wen (Zirou) | 趙溫 | |
| Chao Wên (Tzŭ-jou) | 赵温 | |
| Infuriated Cao Cao by nominating Cao Pi. Li Jue twice tried to kill him but Li Ying and Jia Xu saved him. | ||
| Zhu Jun (Gongwei) | 朱儁 (公偉) | |
| Chu Chün (Kung-wei) | 朱儁 (公伟) | |
| Han minister who fought against the Yellow Scarves with Liu Bei and Sun Jian. | ||
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