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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shan Jing | 單經 | |
| Shan Ching | 单经 | |
| Sent to aid Tao Qian against Cao Cao but defeated at Pingyuan. | ||
| Shao Ti (Yuanbo) | 邵悌 (元伯) | |
| Shao T‘i (Yüan-po) | 邵悌 (元伯) | |
| Advisor of Sima Zhao’s. Warned Sima Zhao about trusting Zhong Hui. | ||
| Shen Cheng | 沈成 | |
| Shên Ch‘êng | 沈成 | |
| Bandit who was defeated and killed by Li Tong. | ||
Notes: Shen 沈 can also be translated as Chen, but this translation is not used in surnames. That said, you will still find him under the name Chen Cheng. |
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| Shen Dan (Yiju) | 申耽 (義舉) | |
| Shên Tan (I-chü) | 申耽 (义举) | |
| Brother of Shen Yi. Governor of Shangyong. Surrendered from Wei to Shu to Wei. | ||
| Shen Pei (Zhengnan) | 審配 (正南) | |
| Shên P‘ei (Chêng-nan) | 审配 (正南) | |
| Served Yuan Shao with loyalty, but after his death, sided with his youngest son, Shang. | ||
| Shen Rong | 審榮 | |
| Shên Jung | 审荣 | |
| Nephew of Shen Pei. Betrayed Jizhou after the family of his friend, Xin Pi, was executed. | ||
| Shen Yi | 申儀 | |
| Shên I | 申仪 | |
| Brother of Shen Dan. Friend of Meng Da. Surrendered from Wei to Shu then again to Wei. | ||
| Shen Ying | 沈瑩 | |
| Shên Ying | 沈莹 | |
| General of the Left under Sun Hao who was slain during Jin’s conquest of Wu. | ||
Notes: Also called Shen Rong in the online Brewitt-Taylor edition. |
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| Sheng Man | 盛曼 | |
| Shêng Man | 盛曼 | |
| Served Wu. Made war with Wei following the subjugation of Shu in 264. | ||
Notes: Sometimes he also appears as Cheng Man. |
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| Shi Bao (Zhongrong) | 石苞 (仲容) | |
| Shih Pao (Chung-jung) | 石苞 (仲容) | |
| Army Inspector. Later promoted Commander of the Flying Cavalry. | ||
| Shi Huan (Gongliu) | 史渙 (公劉) | |
| Shih Huan (Kungliu) | 史涣 (公刘) | |
| General of Xu Huang, captured messenger which gave them vital information. | ||
| Shi Shuo | 施朔 | |
| Shih Shuo | 施朔 | |
| Imperial Guard under Sun Xiu who reported Sun Chen’s rebellion. | ||
| Shi Tao (Guangyuan) | 石韜 (廣元) | |
| Shih T‘ao (Kuang-yüan) | 石韬 (广元) | |
| Old friend of Zhuge Liang. Joined Cao Cao with Xu Shu and worked on agriculture. | ||
| Shi Xie (Weiyan) | 士燮 (威彥) | |
| Shih Hsieh (Wei-yen) | 士燮 (威彦) | |
| Grand Administrator of Jiao Zhi. Paid regular tribute to Sun Quan. | ||
| Shi Zuan | 師纂 | |
| Shih Tsuan | 师纂 | |
| Joined Deng Ai’s attack on the Riverlands. Was made Imperial Protector of Yizhou. | ||
| Sima Fu (Shuda) | 司馬孚 (叔達) | |
| Ssŭma Fu (Shu-ta) | 司马孚 (叔达) | |
| Served Wei loyally to the end, weeping over Cao Mao’s corpse and refusing Jin princedom. | ||
| Sima Guang (Junshi) | 司馬光 (君實) | |
| Ssŭma Kuang (Chün-shih) | 司马光 (君实) | |
| Authored the Warring States to Song Dynasty historical text, Zizhi tongjian. | ||
Notes: Also known as Sushui Xiansheng (涑水先生). Alternative style name (or hao 號) Yusou (taken late in his life). Posthumously given the honorary title (Shi or 謚) Wenzheng (文正), thus Sima Wenzhenggong (司馬文正公). |
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| Sima Hui (Decao) | 司馬徽 (德操) | |
| Ssŭma Hui (Tê-ts‘ao) | 司马徽 (德操) | |
| Named ‘Water Mirror’ by Pang Degong. Former teacher of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong. | ||
| Sima Jin (Huida) | 司馬進 (惠達) | |
| Ssŭma Chin (Hui-ta) | 司马进 (惠达) | |
| 6th son of Sima Fang, he would hold a minor court office under Wei. His son, Ti, would be enfeoffed as a King when Sima Yan took the throne. | ||
| Sima Kui (Jida) | 司馬馗 (季達) | |
| Ssŭma K‘uei (Chi-ta) | 司马馗 (季达) | |
| 4th Son of Sima Fang, he would be a Chancellor of Lu and later awarded a marquisate. | ||
| Sima Lang (Boda) | 司馬朗 (伯達) | |
| Ssŭma Lang (Po-ta) | 司马朗 (伯达) | |
| Humane offical, his governing was popular with the people. | ||
| Sima Ling | 司馬陵 | |
| Ssŭma Ling | 司马陵 | |
| Son of Sima Tong, he was enfeoffed as a King when Sima Yan became Emperor. | ||
| Sima Min (Youda) | 司馬敏 (幼達) | |
| Ssŭma Min (Yu-ta) | 司马敏 (幼达) | |
| Youngest son of Sima Fang, he died young and left no heirs. | ||
| Sima Quan | 司馬權 | |
| Ssŭma Ch‘üan | 司马权 | |
| Son of Sima Kui, he was enfeoffed as a King upon Sima Yan becoming Emperor. | ||
| Sima Shi (Ziyuan) | 司馬師 (子元) | |
| Ssŭma Shih (Tzŭ-yüan) | 司马师 (子元) | |
| Sima Yi’s son. After Yi’s death, held real authority in Wei. Instrumental the rise of Jin. | ||
| Sima Sui | 司馬遂 | |
| Ssŭma Sui | 司马遂 | |
| Son of Sima Xun, he was enfeoffed as a King when Sima Yan became Emperor. | ||
| Sima Ti | 司馬悌 | |
| Ssŭma T‘i | 司马悌 | |
| Son of Sima Jin, he was enfeoffed as a King when Sima Yan became Emperor. | ||
| Sima Tong (Yada) | 司馬同 (雅達) | |
| Ssŭma T‘ung (Ya-ta) | 司马同 (雅达) | |
| 7th son of Sima Fang, he served on the staff of the Director of Retainers and was enfeoffed. | ||
| Sima Wang (Zichu) | 司馬望 (子初) | |
| Ssŭma Wang (Tzŭ-ch‘u) | 司马望 (子初) | |
| Fought Shu with Deng Ai, ambushed and killed Xiahou Ba. | ||
| Sima Xun (Xianda) | 司馬恂 (顯達) | |
| Ssŭma Hsün (Hsien-ta) | 司马恂 (显达) | |
| Son of Sima Fang, was a mid-ranking civil officer under Wei. | ||
| Sima Yan (Anshi) | 司馬炎 (安世) | |
| Ssŭma Yen (An-shih) | 司马炎 (安世) | |
| Installed as the first Emperor of the Jin Dynasty. | ||
Notes: Known formally as Emperor Wu of Jin. |
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| Sima Yi (Zhongda) | 司馬懿 (仲達) | |
| Ssŭma I (Chung-ta) | 司马懿 (仲达) | |
| A skilled advisor of the Wei kingdom. His efforts laid the foundation of Jin. | ||
Notes: Si Ma, in this case is the double barreled surname, Yi is the given name. |
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| Sima You (Dayou) | 司馬攸 (大猷) | |
| Ssŭma Yu (Ta-yu) | 司马攸 (大猷) | |
| Second son of Sima Zhao. Known as a kind and warm-natured man. | ||
| Sima Zhao (Zishang) | 司馬昭 (子上) | |
| Ssŭma Chao (Tzŭ-shang) | 司马昭 (子上) | |
| Son of Sima Yi. Father of Sima Yan. Controlled the Wei army after his brother, Shi’s, death. | ||
| Sima Zhi (Zihua) | 司馬芝 (子華) | |
| Ssŭma Chih (Tzŭ-hua) | 司马芝 (子华) | |
| Wei civil officer who served three generations of the Cao family. | ||
| Sima Zhou (Zijiang) | 司馬伷 (子將) | |
| Ssŭma Chou (Tzŭ-chiang) | 司马伷 (子将) | |
| Led the force to which Sun Hao offered his seal and surrendered. | ||
| Song Guo | 宋果 | |
| Sung Kuo | 宋果 | |
| Proposed to Yang Feng that they should betray Li Jue. Overheard and killed by Li Jue. | ||
Notes: Also called Song Ye. |
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| Song Jie | 宋階 | |
| Sung Chieh | 宋阶 | |
| Served Wei. Friend of Cui Yan who died young. | ||
| Song Qian | 宋謙 | |
| Sung Ch‘ien | 宋谦 | |
| Served Wu. In the novel, is killed by Li Dian at He Fei, but historically fights at Yi Ling. | ||
| Song Ren | 宋仁 | |
| Sung Jên | 宋仁 | |
| Song Ren and his brother, Song Yong, join Liu Bei in Capcom’s Destiny of an Emperor. | ||
| Song Xian | 宋憲 | |
| Sung Hsien | 宋宪 | |
| Served Lü Bu, but joined Cao Cao after Hou Cheng was punished. Killed by Yan Liang. | ||
| Song Yong | 宋勇 | |
| Sung Yung | 宋勇 | |
| Song Yong and his brother, Song Ren, join Liu Bei in Capcom’s Destiny of an Emperor. | ||
| Song Zhong | 宋忠 | |
| Sung Chung [Tsung] | 宋忠 | |
| Scholar under Liu Biao with Qimu Kai. Sent by Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao. | ||
Notes: Song Zhong’s name may have been written Song Zong 宋宗. |
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| Su Fei | 蘇飛 | |
| Su Fei | 苏飞 | |
| Convinced Gan Ning to leave Huang Zu and join Sun Quan. | ||
| Su Shuang | 蘇雙 | |
| Su Shuang | 苏双 | |
| Horse trader from Zhongshan with Zhang Shiping. Supplied Liu Bei’s first armed force. | ||
| Su Yong | 蘇顒 | |
| Su Yung | 苏顒 | |
| Vanguard commander of Guo Huai (who served Cao Zhen). Killed by Zhao Zilong. | ||
| Su You | 蘇由 | |
| Su Yu | 苏由 | |
| Defended Ji when Yuan Shang went to help his brother against Cao Cao. | ||
| Su Ze (Wenshi) | 蘇則 (文師) | |
| Su Tsê (Wên-shih) | 苏则 (文师) | |
| Considered Wei’s best frontier General, fiercely honest. Died after argument with Cao Pi. | ||
Notes: Called Sun Tse in Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms. |
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| Sui Gu (Botu) | 眭固 (白兔) | |
| Sui Ku (Poi-t‘u) | 眭固 (白兔) | |
| Served Zhang Yang. Killed Yang Chou who killed Zhang Yang. Turned to Yuan Shao. | ||
Notes: You will also find him referenced as Gui Gu and Kui Gu. In Moss Roberts’ translation he isn’t mentioned by name. Brewitt-Taylor references him as Kui Gu. Koei, until recently, referenced him as Gui Gu. Bo 白 in his style is frequently translated as Bai, thus Baitu. Sidenote: his style, Botu (白兔) literally translates to ‘White Rabbit’. |
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| Sun Ba (Ziwei) | 孫霸 (子威) | |
| Sun Pa (Tzŭ-wei) | 孙霸 (子威) | |
| He fought bitterly with his once close brother, Sun He, for succession. Forced into suicide. | ||
| Sun Ben (Boyang) | 孫賁 (伯陽) | |
| Sun Pên (Po-yang) | 孙贲 (伯阳) | |
| Inherited Sun Jian’s troops and served Yuan Shu, then Sun Ce. Died of illness after Chi Bi. | ||
| Sun Ce (Bofu) | 孫策 (伯符) | |
| Sun Ts‘ê (Po-fu) | 孙策 (伯符) | |
| Sun Jian’s oldest son. Built the foundation of the Wu kingdom. | ||
| Sun Chen (Zitong) | 孫綝 (子通) | |
| Sun Ch‘ên (Tzŭ-t‘ung) | 孙綝 (子通) | |
| Executed a number of Wu officials and abused his authority, deposed Sun Liang. | ||
Notes: Sometimes ‘綝’ is incorrectly translated as lin2, thus ‘Sun Lin’. |
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| Sun Deng (Zigao) | 孫登 (子高) | |
| Sun Têng (Tzŭ-kao) | 孙登 (子高) | |
| Set to be Quan’s successor, but died young. Kind and sought out goodness. | ||
| Sun Feng | 孫奉 | |
| Sun Fêng | 孙奉 | |
| Sun Hao saw him as a threat and made up crimes against him in order to execute him. | ||
| Sun Fu (Guoyi) | 孫府 (國儀) | |
| Sun Fu (Kuo-i) | 孙府 (国仪) | |
| Second son of Sun Qiang. Imprisoned after trying to surrender to Cao Cao. | ||
| Sun Gao | 孫高 | |
| Sun Kao | 孙高 | |
| Old general of Sun Yi, avenged the death of his master. | ||
| Sun Gao | 孫暠 | |
| Sun Kao | 孙皓 | |
| Contemplated a coup against Sun Quan but decided against. | ||
Notes: Called Sun Hao in SGZ. Not to be confused with Sun Hao, Emperor of Wu. |
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| Sun Hao (Yuanzong) | 孫皓 (元宗) | |
| Sun Hao (Yüan-tsung) | 孙皓 (元宗) | |
| Last Emperor of Wu. Destroyed the country through tyranical rule and wasteful projects. | ||
Notes: Called “Peng Zu” by Sun Quan after his birth. |
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| Sun He (Bohai) | 孫河 (伯海) | |
| Sun Ho (Po-hai) | 孙河 (伯海) | |
| Investigated Sun Yi’s death but was assassinated. Was a member of the Yu clan for a time. | ||
| Sun He (Zixiao) | 孫和 (子孝) | |
| Sun Ho (Tzŭ-hsiao) | 孙和 (子孝) | |
| Heir to Sun Quan but quarrelled with former friend Sun Ba. Dismissed by his father. | ||
| Sun Huan (Jiming) | 孫奐 (季明) | |
| Sun Huan (Chi-ming) | 孙奂 (季明) | |
| Captured three Wei generals at Shiyang. Encouraged scholarship in his lands. | ||
| Sun Huan (Shuwu) | 孫桓 (叔武) | |
| Sun Huan (Shu-wu) | 孙桓 (叔武) | |
| Part of invasion of Jing. Trapped at Yiling, he holds out until Lu Xun achieves victory. | ||
| Sun Ji | 孫冀 | |
| Sun Chi | 孙冀 | |
| Officer of Wu. Took over Lu Kang’s position when Kang was removed from office. | ||
| Sun Jian (Wentai) | 孫堅 (文台) | |
| Sun Chien (Wên-t‘-ai) | 孙坚 (文台) | |
| Father of Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and the kingdom of Wu. | ||
| Sun Jiao (Shulang) | 孫皎 (叔朗) | |
| Sun Chiao (Shu-lang) | 孙皎 (叔朗) | |
| Held off Cao Cao’s forces at Ruxukou. A generous and honourable man. | ||
| Sun Jing (Youtai) | 孫靜 (幼台) | |
| Sun Ching (Yu-t‘-ai) | 孙静 (幼台) | |
| Raised up the troops that would be Jian’s personal guard. Helped defeat Wang Lang. | ||
| Sun Jun (Ziyuan) | 孫峻 (子遠) | |
| Sun Chün (Tzŭ-yüan) | 孙峻 (子远) | |
| Joined Teng Yin to try and assassinate Zhuge Ke, later controlled the court. | ||
| Sun Kuang (Jizuo) | 孫匡 (季佐) | |
| Sun K‘uang (Chi-tso) | 孙匡 (季佐) | |
| Marries daughter of Cao Ren, dies aged twenty without having held office. | ||
| Sun Lang (Zaoan) | 孫朗 (早安) | |
| Sun Lang (Tsao-an) | 孙朗 (早安) | |
| The fifth son of Sun Jian. Led a command at Dongkou but accidentally burned his own camp. | ||
Notes: Also known as Sun Ren (孫仁). Had his surname changed to Ding (丁) by Sun Quan while imprisoned after he ignored Lü Fan’s orders defending against Cao Xiu. |
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| Sun Li (Deda) | 孫禮 (德達) | |
| Sun Li (Tê-ta) | 孙礼 (德达) | |
| Fought against Shu under Sima Yi and Cao Zhen. Became an Excellency. | ||
| Sun Liang (Shiwen) | 孫諒 (士文) | |
| Sun Liang (Shih-wên) | 孙谅 (士文) | |
| Sun Liang (Ziming) | 孫亮 (子明) | |
| Sun Liang (Tzŭ-ming) | 孙亮 (子明) | |
| Become Emperor, but is dethroned by Sun Chen after failed attempt to remove Regent. | ||
| Sun Luban (Dahu) | 孫鲁班 (大虎) | |
| Sun Lupan (Ta-hu) | 孙鲁班 (大虎) | |
| Lover of Sun Jun. Caused deaths of Lady Wang, Princess Zhu and Sun He. | ||
Notes: Also known as Princess Quan. Dahu means ‘Big Tiger’. |
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| Sun Qian (Gongyou) | 孫乾 (公祐) | |
| Sun Ch‘ien (Kung-yu) | 孙乾 (公祐) | |
| Served Liu Bei. From Beihai. At death ranked General Who Upholds Loyalty. | ||
| Sun Qiang (Shengtai) | 孫羌 (聖臺) | |
| Sun Ch‘iang (Shêng-t‘ai) | 孙羌 (圣臺) | |
| The twin brother of Sun Jian. Father of Sun Ben and Sun Fu. | ||
| Sun Quan (Zhongmou) | 孫權 (仲謀) | |
| Sun Ch‘üan (Chung-mou) | 孙权 (仲谋) | |
| Sun Jian’s second son. Sun Ce’s brother. Long-lived first Emperor of Wu. | ||
| Sun Shao | 孫紹 | |
| Sun Shao | 孙绍 | |
| Sun Ce’s posthumous son. Died young, some criticize Quan’s treatment of Shao. | ||
| Sun Shao (Changxu) | 孫邵 (長緒) | |
| Sun Shao (Ch‘ang-hsü) | 孙邵 (长绪) | |
| Became Prime Minister of Wu in AD 222. Formerly served Kong Rong, then Liu Yao. | ||
| Sun Shao (Gongli) | 孫韶 (公禮) | |
| Sun Shao (Kung-li) | 孙韶 (公礼) | |
| Disobeyed Xu Sheng to fool opposing Wei forces. Maintained strong defense against Wei. | ||
Notes: Sun Shao, before being adopted by Sun Ce, was known as Yu Shao (俞韶). |
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| Sun Shu | 孫述 | |
| Sun Shu | 孙述 | |
| A general during the late Wu period. | ||
| Sun Wan | 孫上雨下單 | |
| Sun Wan | 孙上雨下單 | |
| Son of Sun Xiu, and intended heir. Puyang Xiang and Zhang Bu enthroned Sun Hao. | ||
Notes: The character ‘Wan1’ in Sun Wan’s did not exist in Unicode for quite some time, but it is now listed. ’𩃀’ is the character, but odds are you can’t see it. 上雨下單, the name we are currently using, is simply an explanation of the character, which has has 雨 on the top and 單 on the bottom. 上 and 下 mean up and down respectively. |
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| Sun Xin | 孫歆 | |
| Sun Hsin | 孙歆 | |
| In command of navy, lured out by Du Yu. Met the attack of Zhou Zhi but was killed. | ||
| Sun Xiu | 孫秀 | |
| Sun Hsiu | 孙秀 | |
| Surrendered to Jin and served as Cavalry General. Wept at the fall of Wu. | ||
| Sun Xiu (Zilie) | 孫休 (子烈) | |
| Sun Hsiu (Tzŭ-lieh) | 孙休 (子烈) | |
| Overthrew Sun Chen but neglected state affairs. Wish for heirship ignored. | ||
| Sun Yi | 孫異 | |
| Sun I | 孙异 | |
| Was sent to aid Jiang Wei during the fall of Shu but was too late. | ||
Notes: Sun Yi’s name is mistranslated in Brewitt-Taylor translations as Sun Yin. |
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| Sun Yi (Shubi) | 孫翊 (叔弼) | |
| Sun I (Shu-pi) | 孙翊 (叔弼) | |
| Once a rival to Sun Quan. Assassinated by Bian Hong and others at a banquet. | ||
| Sun Yu (Zhongyi) | 孫瑜 (仲異) | |
| Sun Yü (Chung-i) | 孙瑜 (仲异) | |
| Served Wu. Sun Jing’s second son and cousin to Sun Quan. | ||
| Sun Zhen | 孫震 | |
| Sun Chên | 孙震 | |
| Served Wu during Jin’s invasion. Was captured by Jin forces and executed. | ||
| Sun Zhong | 孫仲 | |
| Sun Chung | 孙仲 | |
| Fought with Zhu Jun and Liu Bei at Wan, but was killed by Liu Bei. | ||
| Supuyan | 蘇僕延 | |
| Sup‘uyen | 苏僕延 | |
| Served the Wuhuan with Tadun. Aided Yuan Shang. Executed by Gongsun Kang. | ||
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