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| Officer Name (Wade-Giles) |
Traditional, Simplified |
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
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| Nan Dou | 南斗 | |
| Nan Tou | 南斗 | |
| God in Koei’s Three Kingdoms. Reference to Star God/Lunar House Nandou (in Sagittarius). | ||
| Nalou | 那樓 | |
| Nalou | 那楼 | |
| A Wuhuan chieftain. Surrendered to Cao Cao after the Wuhuan’s defeat. | ||
| Nengchendi | 能臣抵 | |
| Nêngch‘ênti | 能臣抵 | |
| Wuhuan chieftain. Surrendered to Cao Cao in 207, but rebelled with Pufulu later on. | ||
| Ning Sui | 甯隨 | |
| Ning Sui | 宁随 | |
| Officer in Shu’s later years. Offered Jiang Wei a plan that repelled Deng Ai. | ||
| Niu Dan | 牛亶 | |
| Niu Tan | 牛亶 | |
| Sent by the Han to replace Liu Zhang when Zhao Wei rebelled. | ||
| 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 207. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Nüwa (Nu Wa) | 女媧 | |
| Nüwa (Nu Wa) | 女娲 | |
| Chinese goddess. Created mankind from the yellow earth and repaired the Wall of Heaven. | ||
| 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 Lin | 潘臨 | |
| P‘an Lin | 潘临 | |
| Scourge of the area, kept evading capture until Lu Xun led an army against him. | ||
| 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 Xu (Yuanmao) | 潘勗 (元茂) | |
| P‘an Hsü (Yüan-mao) | 潘勖 (元茂) | |
| Wrote up the the proclamation that made Cao Cao Duke of Wei. | ||
| Pan Yin | 潘隱 | |
| P‘an Yin | 潘隐 | |
| Warned He Jin of Jian Shou’s plot and then of the Emperor’s 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 Fancheng. | ||
| 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) | |
| Son of Pang Tong. Joined 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 Juan | 龐涓 | |
| P‘ang Chüan | 庞涓 | |
| General of the state of Wei in the Warring States Period. | ||
| Pang Lin | 龐林 | |
| P‘ang Lin | 庞林 | |
| Surrendered to Wei with Huang Quan, where Lin was reunited with his wife. | ||
| Pang Rou | 龐柔 | |
| P‘ang Jou | 庞柔 | |
| Cousin of Pang De, his service to Shu cast doubts on Pang De’s loyalty. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Pang Yue | 龐樂 | |
| P‘ang Yüeh | 庞乐 | |
| With Li Yi, turned against Zhao Wei and killed him. | ||
| Pei Hui (Wenji) | 裴徽 | |
| P‘ei Hui (Wên-chi) | 裴徽 | |
| Talented scholar and friends with many great men. Settled rivalry between Xun Can and Fu Gu. | ||
| Pei Mao (Juguang) | 裴茂 (巨光) | |
| P‘ei Mao (Chü-kuang) | 裴茂 (巨光) | |
| Sent by Xian to give Cao Cao the Golden Seal. Took part in Li Jue’s death. | ||
| 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 Xuan (Yanhuang) | 裴玄 (彥黃) | |
| P‘ei Hsüan (Yen-huang) | 裴玄 (彦黄) | |
| Evaluated by Bu Zhi. A leader scholar, he worked on texts along with Yang Jun. | ||
| 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 Hu | 彭虎 | |
| P‘êng Hu | 彭虎 | |
| Raised ten thousand men under his control, fled on sight of Wu forces. | ||
| Peng Tuo | 彭脫 | |
| P‘êng T‘o | 彭脱 | |
| Defeated by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Pufulu | 普富盧 | |
| P‘ufulu | 普富卢 | |
| Wuhuan Chieftain in Dai. Surrendered to Cao Cao, rebelled, and was pacified by Cao Zhang. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Qi Zhou | 齊周 | |
| Ch‘i Chou | 齐周 | |
| A clerical officer, joined in the revolt against Gongsun Zan under Liu He. | ||
| Qian Bo | 錢博 | |
| Ch‘ien Po | 钱博 | |
| Local chieftain who surrendered to Lü Dai. | ||
| Qian Hong | 牽弘 | |
| Ch‘ien Hung | 牵弘 | |
| Served Wei. District Governor of Jincheng before helping Deng Ai’s invasion of Shu. | ||
| Qian Tong | 錢銅 | |
| Ch‘ien T‘ung | 钱铜 | |
| Led forces against Sun Ce but was defeated. | ||
| Qian Zhao (Zijing) | 牽招 (子經) | |
| Ch‘ien Chao (Tzŭ-ching) | 牵招 (子经) | |
| Persuaded the Wuhuan to side with Cao Cao over the Yuan’s. Mourned Yuan Shang. | ||
| Qiangduan | 強端 | |
| Ch’iang-tuan | 强端 | |
| A member of the Di at Yinping who executed Wu Lan and sent his head to Wei. | ||
| 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. | ||
Notes: ‘State Patriarch Qiao’ in the Brewitt-Taylor translation. |
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| 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. | ||
| Qimu Kai | 綦母闓 | |
| Ch‘imu K‘ai | 綦母闓 | |
| Scholar in Liu Biao’s court. Produced the “Later Edition” with Song Zhong. | ||
Notes: ‘Lord Qimu’ is referenced in SGZ: Wei 8 with a similar background to Qimu Kai. It is likely that ‘Lord Qimu’ and Qimu Kai are the same person. |
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| Qin Lang | 秦狼 | |
| Ch‘in Lang | 秦狼 | |
| Raised men in revolt but was defeated and captured by Jiang Qin. | ||
| 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: Mistranslated as ‘Quin Quington’ in the online Brewitt-Taylor edition. Another calls him ‘Qui Lici’. |
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| Qin Shao (Bonan) | 秦召 (伯南) | |
| Ch‘in Shao (Po-nan) | 秦召 (伯南) | |
| Saved Cao Cao’s life at the cost of his own, his son was adopted by Cao Cao. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Qin Xie (Chuqi) | 秦頡 (初起) | |
| Ch‘in Hsieh (Ch‘u-ch‘i) | 秦颉 (初起) | |
| Killed Zhang Mancheng and Han Zhong before being killed in a mutiny. | ||
Notes: Also known as Qin Jie. |
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| Qin Yi | 秦誼 | |
| Ch‘in I | 秦谊 | |
| Swordsman, helped kill Dong Zhuo, dressing up as a guard to do so. | ||
| Qin Yilu | 秦宜祿 | |
| Ch‘in Ilu | 秦宜禄 | |
| Sent to ask for reinforcements, his wife was taken by Cao Cao. Killed by Zhang Fei. | ||
| Qiu Ben | 丘本 | |
| Ch‘iu Pên | 丘本 | |
| Advisor to Deng Ai, calms him 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. | ||
| Qiuliju | 丘力居 | |
| Ch‘iulichü | 丘力居 | |
| Raided the Han. Defeated by Gongsun Zan but counter attack wiped out 60% of Zan’s army. | ||
| Qu Gong | 瞿恭 | |
| Ch‘ü Kung | 瞿恭 | |
| Bandit who was defeated and killed by Li Tong. | ||
| Qu Mu | 渠穆 | |
| Ch‘ü Mu | 渠穆 | |
| Killed He Jin and cut off his head. | ||
| Qu Yan | 麹演 | |
| Ch‘ü Yen | 麹演 | |
| Part of leading clan of Xiping, he helped kill Han Sui. Refused to accept Zou Qi. | ||
| 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 Shouchun 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 Rou | 全柔 | |
| Ch‘üan Jou | 全柔 | |
| Man of local family. Managed to bring in grain during famine. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Que Jian | 卻儉 | |
| Ch‘üeh Chien | 却俭 | |
| Liu Yan’s predecessor, his attempt to raise levies caused revolts. Favorite of Emperor Ling. | ||
| Que Xuan | 闕宣 | |
| Ch‘üeh Hsüan | 阙宣 | |
| With Tao Qian’s support, declared himself Son of Heaven but was later killed by Qian. | ||
| Queji | 闕機 | |
| Ch‘üehchi | 阙机 | |
| Xianbei leader. Persuaded by Yan Rou to set up trade relations with Cao Cao. | ||
| Rao Zhu | 饒助 | |
| Jao Chu | 饶助 | |
| Hired to help bring the people of Lujiang over to Wu. | ||
| Raolong Zong | 擾龍宗 | |
| Jaolung Tsung | 扰龙宗 | |
| Delivering a report, he forgot to take off his sword and was killed by Dong Zhuo. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Ren Fu | 任福 | |
| Jen Fu | 任福 | |
| Wei general who defeated the rebel Cai Fang. | ||
| Ren Fan | 任籓 | |
| Jên Fan | 任籓 | |
| Was involved in petitioning for Cao Cao to be made Duke. | ||
| Ren Kui | 任夔 | |
| Jên K‘uei | 任夔 | |
| Advised attacking Cao Hong early but the plan resulted in Kui’s death. | ||
| Ren Lan | 任覽 | |
| Jên Lan | 任览 | |
| Friend of Wei Feng, forewarned by Zheng Mao of Wei Feng’s ambitions. | ||
| Ren Qi | 任岐 | |
| Jên Ch‘i | 任岐 | |
| Raised troops against Liu Yan but was defeated and killed. | ||
| Ren Jun (Boda) | 任峻 (伯達) | |
| Jên Chün (Po-ta) | 任峻 (伯达) | |
| Looked after military stores with Mao Jie. | ||
| Rong Ge | 榮邰 | |
| Jung Ko | 荣邰 | |
| Held hostage by Guo Si. | ||
| Ruan Ji | 阮籍 | |
| Juan Chi | 阮籍 | |
| One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. He was also one of the compilers of the Wei shu. | ||
| Ruan Xian | 阮咸 | |
| Juan Hsien | 阮咸 | |
| One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, criticized for chasing after his slave lover. | ||
| Ruan Xian (Zhongrong) | 阮咸 (仲容) | |
| Juan Hsien (Chung-jung) | 阮咸 (仲容) | |
| One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and nephew of Ruan Ji. | ||
| Ruan Yu (Yuanyu) | 阮瑀 (元瑜) | |
| Juan Yü (Yüan-yü) | 阮瑀 (元瑜) | |
| One of the Seven Jian’an Masters, studied under Cai Yong. | ||
| 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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