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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nan Dou | 南斗 | |
| Nan Tou | 南斗 | |
| God in Koei’s Three Kingdoms. Reference to Star God/Lunar House Nandou (in Sagittarius). | ||
| Ning Sui | 甯隨 | |
| Ning Sui | 宁随 | |
| Officer of later-Shu. Offered Jiang Wei a plan that defeated Deng Ai’s invading armies. | ||
| 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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| Niu Gai | 牛蓋 | |
| Niu Kai | 牛盖 | |
| Helped defeat Mei Cheng and Chen Lan at Heavenly Pillar in 203. | ||
| Niu Jin | 牛金 | |
| Niu Chin | 牛金 | |
| Subordinate of Cao Ren. Attacked Zhou Yu’s camp at Nanjun, but was defeated and rescued by Cao Ren. | ||
| Nu Wa | 女媧 | |
| Nu Wa | 女娲 | |
| The Chinese goddess. Created the first humans from the yellow earth. | ||
| Pan Feng | 潘鳳 | |
| P‘an Fêng | 潘凤 | |
| Officer of Han Fu. Wielded a giant axe and fought with Hua Xiong, but was killed. | ||
| Pan Jun (Chengming) | 潘濬 (承明) | |
| P‘an Chün (Ch‘êng-ming) | 潘浚 (承明) | |
| Began his career under Liu Biao then Liu Bei. After Guan Yu’s death, served in Wu. | ||
| Pan Miao | 番苗 | |
| P‘an Miao | 番苗 | |
| Killed Dan Meng following his brother’s death. | ||
| Pan Xin | 番歆 | |
| P‘an Hsin | 番歆 | |
| Snubbed Dan Meng’s father-in-law at a banquet and was put to death. | ||
| Pan Zhang (Wengui) | 潘璋 (文珪) | |
| P‘an Chang | 潘璋 (文珪) | |
| Served Wu. Led the forces which captured Guan Yu and his son, Guan Ping. | ||
| Pang De (Lingming) | 龐德 (令明) | |
| P‘ang Tê (Ling-ming) | 庞德 (令明) | |
| Served Ma Chao, Zhang Lu, then Cao Cao. Fought against Guan Yu at Fan Cheng. | ||
| Pang Degong (Shanmin) | 庞德公 (山民) | |
| P‘ang Têkung (Shan-min) | 庞德公 (山民) | |
| A famed scholar. Uncle of Pang Tong. | ||
Notes: Sima Hui called him Pang Gong as a nickname and therefore his name is sometimes mistranslated as such. |
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| Pang Hong (Jushi) | 龐宏 (巨師) | |
| P‘ang Hung (Chü-shih) | 庞宏 (巨师) | |
| Brother of Pang Tong. Join Wei with Huang Quan after the Shu army’s defeat by Wu. | ||
| Pang Huan (Shiwen) | 龐渙 (世文) | |
| P‘ang Huan (Shih-wên) | 庞涣 (世文) | |
| Son of Pang Degong. | ||
| Pang Hui | 龐會 | |
| P‘ang Hui | 庞会 | |
| Pang De’s son. Had Guan Yu’s clan exterminated after Shu’s surrender. | ||
| Pang Lin | 龐林 | |
| P‘ang Lin | 庞林 | |
| Pang Tong’s brother. Fought in Yiling. Surrendered to Wei with Huang Quan. | ||
| Pang Shu | 龐舒 | |
| P‘ang Shu | 庞舒 | |
| Sheltered Lü Bu and his family in Chang’an. Executed by Li Jue and Guo Si. | ||
| Pang Tong (Shiyuan) | 龐統 (士元) | |
| P‘ang T‘ung (Shih-yüan) | 庞统 (士元) | |
| Friend of Sima Hui’s and Shu’s “Fledgling Phoenix.” Killed by an arrow at Luocheng. | ||
| Pang Xi | 龐羲 | |
| P‘ang Hsi | 庞羲 | |
| A friend of Liu Yan. Collected his grandchildren and brought them to Shu. | ||
| Pang Yu (Ziyi) | 龐淯 (子異) | |
| P‘ang Yü (Tzŭ-i) | 庞淯 (子异) | |
| Fillial man, helped avenge grandfather and tried to avenge master. | ||
| Pei Qian (Wenxing) | 裴潛 (文行) | |
| P‘ei Ch‘ien (Wên-hsing) | 裴潜 (文行) | |
| Refused service with Liu Biao, he dealt with the Shanyu without an army. | ||
| Pei Songzhi (Shiqi) | 裴松之 (世期) | |
| P‘ei Sungchih (Shih-ch‘i) | 裴松之 (世期) | |
| Annotated Chen Shou’s Sanguozhi with numerous and extensive footnotes. | ||
| Pei Xiu (Jiyan) | 裴秀 (季彥) | |
| P‘ei Hsiu (Chi-yen) | 裴秀 (季彦) | |
| Advisor to Sima Zhao. Advised against making Sima You heir. | ||
| Pei Yuanshao | 裴元紹 | |
| P‘ei Yüanshao | 裴元绍 | |
| Former Yellow Scarve killed by Zhao Yun during an attempt to steal his horse. | ||
| Peng Yang (Yongnian) | 彭羕 (永年) | |
| P‘êng Yang (Yung-nien) | 彭羕 (永年) | |
| Friend of Meng Da, plotted revolt against Liu Bei. Repented but still executed. | ||
| Pujing [Universal Purity] | 普淨 | |
| P‘uching | 普净 | |
| Monk. Warned Guan Yu of Bian Xi’s plot. Later helped Guan Yu’s spirit to find peace. | ||
Notes: Pujing 普淨, a religious name, translates to Universal Purity. In the Brewitt-Taylor translation Pujing appears as Pu Jing and his name is translated as Transverse Peace. Other translations are possible. |
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| Puyang Xing (Ziyuan) | 濮陽興 (子元) | |
| P‘uyang Hsing (Tzŭ-yüan) | 濮阳兴 (子元) | |
| Supported Sun Hao after Sun Xiu died, helping to elevate him to Emperor. | ||
| Qian Hong | 牽弘 | |
| Ch‘ien Hung | 牵弘 | |
| Served Wei. District Governor of Jincheng before helping Deng Ai’s invasion of Shu. | ||
| Qiao Mao (Yuanwei) | 喬瑁 (元偉) | |
| Ch‘iao Mao (Yüan-wei) | 乔瑁 (元伟) | |
| Forged decree against Dong Zhuo. Was killed by his enemy Liu Dai. | ||
| Qiao Rui | 橋蕤 | |
| Ch‘iao Jui | 桥蕤 | |
| Officer of Yuan Shu. Fought with Cao Cao’s forces, but was killed by Xiahou Dun. | ||
| Qiao Xuan (Gongzu) | 橋玄 (公祖) | |
| Ch‘iao Hsüan (Kung-tsu) | 桥玄 (公祖) | |
| Recognised Cao Cao’s talent and predicted Han would collapse. Noble offical. | ||
| Qiao Zhou (Yunnan) | 譙周 (允南) | |
| Ch‘iao Chou (Yün-nan) | 谯周 (允南) | |
| Historian and teacher, advised Liu Shan to surrender. Opposed Jiang Wei and Huang Hao. | ||
| Qin Lang (Yuanming) | 秦朗 (元明) | |
| Ch‘in Lang (Yüan-ming) | 秦朗 (元明) | |
| Served under Sima Yi. Killed in a trap set by Zhuge Liang | ||
| Qin Mi (Zichi) | 秦宓 (子質) | |
| Ch‘in Mi (Tzŭ-ch‘ih) | 秦宓 (子质) | |
| Rebuked Jian Yong for his arrogance, thrown in jail for opposing the invasion of Wu. | ||
| Qin Qi | 秦祺 | |
| Ch‘in Ch‘i | 秦祺 | |
| Served Wei under Xiahou Dun. In novel, killed by Guan Yu leaving Cao Cao. | ||
| Qin Qingtong | 秦慶童 | |
| Ch‘in Ch‘ingt‘ung | 秦庆童 | |
| Servant of Dong Cheng. Punished for talking with Yun Ying. Betrayed him to Cao Cao. | ||
Notes: His name is incorrectly translated as ‘Quin Quington’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions. Another calls him Qui Lici. |
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| Qin Song (Wenbiao) | 秦松 (文表) | |
| Ch‘in Sung (Wên-piao) | 秦松 (文表) | |
| Served Sun Ce as an advisor, but died young. Usually appeared around Zhang Zhao. | ||
| Qiu Ben | 丘本 | |
| Ch‘iu Pên | 丘本 | |
| Advisor to Deng Ai, calms he down and advises to try and surprise Zhuge Zhan. | ||
| Qiu Jian | 丘建 | |
| Ch‘iu Chien | 丘建 | |
| Commander of Zhong Hui, helped warn Wei forces of Zhong Hui’s revolt. | ||
| Qu Gong | 瞿恭 | |
| Ch‘ü Kung | 瞿恭 | |
| Bandit who was defeated and killed by Li Tong. | ||
| Qu Yi | 麴義 | |
| Ch‘ü I | 麴义 | |
| Defeated Han Fu, Yufulou and destroyed Gongsun Zan. Became arrogant and was executed. | ||
| Quan Cong (Zihuang) | 全琮 (子璜) | |
| Ch‘üan Ts‘ung (Tzŭ-huang) | 全琮 (子璜) | |
| Son of Quan Rou and son-in-law of Sun Quan. Served Wu as general and advisor. | ||
Notes: His name is frequently written ‘Quan Zong’, but this is incorrect. |
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| Quan Duan | 全端 | |
| Ch‘üan Tuan | 全端 | |
| Defended Shou Chun during Zhuge Dan’s rebellion, but surrendered to Wei. | ||
| Quan Ji | 全紀 | |
| Ch‘üan Chi | 全纪 | |
| Brother-in-law of Sun Liang. Ordered to kill Sun Chen by Sun Liang, but was executed. | ||
| Quan Jing | 全静 | |
| Ch‘üan Ching | 全静 | |
| Son of Quan Cong who defected to Wei. | ||
| Quan Shang | 全尚 | |
| Ch‘üan Shang | 全尚 | |
| Father of Quan Ji. Was killed after his wife revealed his son’s plot against Sun Chen. | ||
| Quan Yi | 全懌 | |
| Ch‘üan I | 全懌 | |
| Quan Cong’s son. Sent to aid Zhuge Dan’s rebellion, but surrendered to Wei. | ||
| Quan Yi | 全禕 | |
| Ch‘üan I | 全祎 | |
| Conspired with Geng Ji and Wei Huang to abduct the Han Emperor. | ||
| Quan Yi | 全懌 | |
| Ch‘üan I | 全懌 | |
| Quan Xu’s (perhaps Quan Duan’s) son. Quan Zong’s grandson. Quan Yi’s nephew. | ||
| Ren Jun (Boda) | 任峻 (伯達) | |
| Jên Chün (Po-ta) | 任峻 (伯达) | |
| Looked after military stores with Mao Jie. | ||
| Rui Liang (Wenluan) | 芮良 (文鸾) | |
| Jui Liang (Wên-luan) | 芮良 (文鸾) | |
| Officer under Sun Ce who participated in the Jiangdong campaigns. Died in the late 190’s. | ||
| Rui Xuan (Wenbiao) | 芮玄 (文表) | |
| Jui Hsüan (Wên-piao) | 芮玄 (文表) | |
| Succeeded his brother’s position and was made Marquis of Liyang. | ||
| Rui Zhi (Xuansi) | 芮祉 (宣嗣) | |
| Jui Chih (Hsüan-ssŭ) | 芮祉 (宣嗣) | |
| An officer of Sun Jian and Sun Ce. A man from Danyang. | ||
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