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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cao Bao | 曹豹 | |
| Ts‘ao Pao | 曹豹 | |
| Beaten and later slain by Zhang Fei. He caused Lü Bu’s attack on Xuzhou. | ||
| Cao Hong | 曹宏 | |
| Ts‘ao Hung | 曹宏 | |
| Friend of Tao Qian, he killed many innocent people and disturbed the province. | ||
| Chen Deng (Yuanlong) | 陳登 (元龍) | |
| Ch‘ên Têng (Yüan-lung) | 陈登 (元龙) | |
| Spied on Lü Bu with his father, Gui, for Cao Cao. Joined Liu Bei, then surrendered to Cao. | ||
| Chen Gui (Hanyu) | 陳珪 (漢瑜) | |
| Ch‘ên Kuei (Han-yü) | 陈珪 (汉瑜) | |
| Father of Chen Deng. Served Cao Cao and Liu Bei spying on Lü Bu, then under Cao. | ||
| Jian Yong (Xianhe) | 簡雍 (憲和) | |
| Chien Yung (Hsien-ho) | 简雍 (宪和) | |
| Originally served Tao Qian. Persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender to Liu Bei. | ||
Notes: Jian Yong’s family name may have originally been ‘Geng’ (耿), but in the Youzhou dialect ‘Geng’ it was pronounced ‘Jian’, so he changed it. |
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| Lü You | 呂由 | |
| Lü Yu | 吕由 | |
| Officer of Tao Qian. Defeated by Cao Ren when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou. | ||
| Liu Bei (Xuande) | 劉備 (玄德) | |
| Liu Pei (Hsüan-tê) | 刘备 (玄德) | |
| First Emperor of Shu and sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. | ||
Notes: Liu Bei is commonly referenced by the name, Xian Zhu (先主), ‘First Ruler’ or ‘First Soverign’. Chen Shou, in the Sanguozhi, refers to Liu Bei by this title to indicate the illegitimacy of his dynasty in the eyes of Jin. Sun Quan and his clan are placed on an even lower pedestal. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Princely One’ in the Brewitt-Taylor novel translation. |
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| Mi Zhu (Zizhong) | 麋竺 (子仲) | |
| Mi Chu (Tzŭ-chung) | 麋竺 (子仲) | |
| Served Shu. Mi Fang’s brother. Died shortly after Mi Fang’s betrayal. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Tao Qian (Gongzu) | 陶謙 (恭祖) | |
| T‘ao Ch‘ien (Kung-tsu) | 陶谦 (恭祖) | |
| Inspector of Xuzhou. Fought violently with Cao Cao. Died of illness. | ||
| Wang Lang (Yingxing) | 王郎 (景興) | |
| Wang Lang (Ying-hsing) | 王郎 (景兴) | |
| Originally the prefect of Huiji, he later joined Wei. Debated with Zhuge Liang. | ||
Notes: Originally called Wang Yan |
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| Zang Ba (Xuangao) | 臧霸 (宣高) | |
| Tsang Pa (Hsüan-kao) | 臧霸 (宣高) | |
| Originally served Tao Qian, then Lü Bu. Later joined Cao Cao. | ||
| Ze Rong | 笮融 | |
| Tsê Jung | 笮融 | |
| Buddhist, fought against Sun Ce, had a record of betrayal and murder. | ||
Notes: Also referred to as Zhai Rong in Generals of the South. As well as To Establish Peace. |
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| Zhang Kai | 張闓 | |
| Chang K‘ai | 张闿 | |
| Entered Tao Qian’s service after the Yellow Scarf uprising. Killed Cao Cao’s family. | ||
| Zheng Xuan (Kangcheng) | 鄭玄 (康成) | |
| Chêng Hsüan (K‘-ang-ch‘êng) | 郑玄 (康成) | |
| Loved wine, a leading scholar of his day but hated court life. Had many students. | ||
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