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| Name (Style) | Hanzi (CH) | Decimal (CH) |
|---|---|---|
| Xi Zheng (Lingxian) | 郤正 (令先) | 郤正 (令先) |
Shu civil officer, he served Liu Shan even after the surrender to Jin. | ||
| Xi Zhicai | 戲志才 | 戲志才 |
Recommended by Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai became a valuable officer to Cao Cao. | ||
| Xi Zuochi | 習鑿齒 | 習鑿齒 |
Authored the Han/Jin historical text, Han Jin chunqiu. | ||
| Xia Yun* | 夏暉 | 夏暉 |
One of the Ten Regular Attendants. Killed by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. * You may also see him referenced as Xia Hui (‘暉’ can be ‘Hui1’). In this case, we have sided with the Moss Roberts and Brewitt-Taylor translations. | ||
| Xiahou Ba (Zhongquan) | 夏侯霸 (仲權) | 夏侯霸 (仲權) |
Xiahou Yuan’s son. Originally served Wei, betrayed to Shu. Attacked Didao with Jiang ... | ||
| Xiahou De | 夏侯德 | 夏侯德 |
Brother of Xiahou Shang. Slain by Yan Yan at Tiandang mountain. | ||
| Xiahou Dun (Yuanrang)* | 夏侯惇 (元讓) | 夏侯惇 (元讓) |
One of Cao Cao’s original officers, with civil and military talent. Lost an eye ... * Xia Hou is the double barreled surname, Dun is the given name in this instance. | ||
| Xiahou En | 夏侯恩 | 夏侯恩 |
Carried Cao Cao’s Blue Blade. Cut down by Zhao Yun at Dangyang. | ||
| Xiahou He (Yiquan) | 夏侯和 (義權) | 夏侯和 (義權) |
Fourth son of Xiahou Yuan. Fought well against Shu’s Zhuge Liang. | ||
| Xiahou Hui (Zhiquan) | 夏侯惠 (稚權) | 夏侯惠 (稚權) |
Third son of Xiahou Yuan. Fought alongside his brother He on the front lines. | ||
| Xiahou Jun | 夏侯駿 | 夏侯駿 |
Jin officer. Appointed to do battle with the Qiang tribes. | ||
| Xiahou Mao (Zixiu) | 夏侯楙 (子休) | 夏侯楙 (子休) |
Son of Xiahou Dun. Titled Marquis of the Imperial Domain following his fathers death. | ||
| Xiahou Shang (Boren) | 夏侯尚 (伯仁) | 夏侯尚 (伯仁) |
Xiahou Dun’s nephew. Captured at Mt. Dingjun, but traded for Chen Shi. | ||
| Xiahou Wei (Jiquan) | 夏侯威 (季權) | 夏侯威 (季權) |
Xiahou Yuan’s second son. Campaigned against both Shu and Gongsun Yuan. | ||
| Xiahou Xian | 夏侯咸 | 夏侯咸 |
General who assisted Zhong Hui in taking Shu. | ||
| Xiahou Xuan (Taichu) | 夏侯玄 (太初) | 夏侯玄 (太初) |
Served Cao Fang. Killed by Sima Shi for plotting against him with Li Fang and Zhang Qi. | ||
| Xiahou Yuan (Miaocai)* | 夏侯淵 (妙才) | 夏侯淵 (妙才) |
Xiahou Dun’s brother. Famed for his attacks against the western barbarians. * Xia Hou is the double barreled surname, Yuan is the given name in this instance. | ||
| Xiang Chong | 向寵 | 向寵 |
Served Shu. Xiang Chong’s older brother. Died fighting Hanjia barbarians. | ||
| Xiang Lang (Juda) | 向朗 (巨達) | 向朗 (巨達) |
Served Liu Biao then Liu Bei. Defended rear flank in the northern campaigns. | ||
| Xiang Tiao (Wenbao) | 向條 (文豹) | 向條 (文豹) |
Xiang Lang’s son, he was a man of great learning. | ||
| Xianyu Dan | 鮮于丹 | 鮮于丹 |
A military officer in Wu. Served under Lu Xun during Yiling. | ||
| Xiao Qiao* | 小喬 | 小喬 |
Younger of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Da Qiao. Married to Zhou Yu. * Xiao (小), in this context, translates to ‘Little’, thus ‘Younger’. Rather than refer to her as the ‘Younger Qiao’, the name Xiao Qiao has become a popular alternative. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were names first used by KOEI in Dynasty Warriors 3 when the characters were introduced.[Note that Da4 and Xiao3 can still be used in context in modern times when used in families, also that it’s usually the surname used after the “Da/Xiao” part] for example someone called Qiao Zhi Lian, and their sister Qiao Zhi Li, may be called in families Da/ Xiao Qiao!] | ||
| Xie Jing | 謝旌 | 謝旌 |
Served Wu. In novel, but not history, killed by Zhang Bao in battle with Shu. | ||
| Xin Chang (Taiyong) | 辛敞 (泰雍) | 辛敞 (泰雍) |
An follower of Cao Shuang, his sister warned him to stay loyal. | ||
| Xin Pi (Zuozhi) | 辛毗 (佐治) | 辛毗 (佐治) |
Xin Ping’s younger brother. At first a vassal of the Yuan’s, he later served ... | ||
| Xin Ping (Zhongzhi) | 辛評 (仲治) | 辛評 (仲治) |
An officer of Han Fu, he later served the Yuan’s loyally when Fu fled. | ||
| Xin Xianying | 辛憲英 | 辛憲英 |
Sister of Xin Chang. Advised him to go to Cao Shuang’s camp, saving his life. | ||
| Xing Daorong* | 邢道榮 | 邢道榮 |
A hardy commander of Liu Du. Killed in battle with Liu Bei. In the novel, by Zhao Yun. * His name is incorrectly translated as ‘Xing Darong’ in some Brewitt-Taylor editions. | ||
| Xiu Yun | 脩允 | 脩允 |
| Xiu Ze | 脩則 | 脩則 |
| Xu Chang | 許昌 | 許昌 |
Raised revolt against the Han but was put down by Zang Min and Sun Jian. | ||
| Xu Chu (Zhongkang)* | 許褚 (仲康) | 許褚 (仲康) |
One of Cao Cao’s trusted guards and a commander. Leader of the Tiger Guard. * His name is frequently written ‘Xu Zhu’, but this is incorrect. Nicknames include ‘Mad Tiger’ and ‘Tiger Lord’. | ||
| Xu Ci (Rendu) | 許慈 (仁篤) | 許慈 (仁篤) |
Advisor of Zhang Miao who subsequently joined Lü Bu. | ||
| Xu Dan | 许耽 | 许耽 |
Officer of Liu Bei in Xuzhou. Opened the gates for Lü Bu when he attacked Zhang Fei. | ||
| Xu Gong | 許貢 | 許貢 |
Prefect of Wu Territory. Executed by Sun Ce for having relations with Cao Cao. | ||
| Xu Huang (Gongming) | 徐晃 (公明) | 徐晃 (公明) |
Served Cao Cao. Famous for breaking the siege of Fancheng against Guan Yu. | ||
| Xu Jing (Wenxiu) | 許靖 (文休) | 許靖 (文休) |
Xu Shao’s brother. A vassal of Liu Zhang and, later, Shu. Said to be an able critic. | ||
| Xu Kun | 徐琨 | 徐琨 |
The son of Xu Zhen and Sun Ce’s cousin whose strength was valued by Sun Ce. Died ... | ||
| Xu Miao (Jingshan) | 徐邈 (景山) | 徐邈 (景山) |
Officer of Wei who held the post of Grand Minister of Agriculture. | ||
| Xu Rong | 徐榮 | 徐榮 |
Officer of Dong Zhuo. Ambushed and shot by Cao Cao. Killed by Xiahou Dun. | ||
| Xu Shao (Zijiang)* | 許劭 (子將) | 許劭 (子將) |
A specialist of personalities living in Runan. Praised Cao Cao. Later served Liu Yao. * Appears in Destiny of an Emperor by the name of Xu Shou. If you say this person’s surname followed by style name it would become “Xu2 Zi3jiang1” because of the third tone after the Xu3. | ||
| Xu Sheng (Wenxiang) | 徐盛 (文嚮) | 徐盛 (文嚮) |
Served in Chibi and Wu’s invasions into Wei. Tricked Cao Pi with a fake wall. | ||
| Xu Shu (Yuanzhi)* | 徐庶 (元直) | 徐庶 (元直) |
One of Sima Hui’s students. Served Liu Bei, then later, through trickery, Cao Cao. * Also went by the name Shan Fu (單福). | ||
| Xu Xuan (Baojian) | 徐宣 (寶堅) | 徐宣 (寶堅) |
Officer of Wei who served from Cao Cao through to Cao Rui. | ||
| Xu Yi | 許儀 | 許儀 |
Son of Xu Chu. Led the attack on Nanzheng, but was defeated by Shu’s Lu Xun. | ||
| Xu Yi | 徐逸 | 徐逸 |
An officer of Sun Ce. Participated in battle against Chen Yu. | ||
| Xu Yi (Jicai) | 徐奕 (季才) | 徐奕 (季才) |
A man from Dongguan who was involved in the defeat of Ma Chao. | ||
| Xu You (Ziyuan) | 許攸 (子遠) | 許攸 (子遠) |
Childhood friend of Cao Cao. Betrayed Yuan Shao to Cao, but was killed by Xu Chu. | ||
| Xu Zhao [Shao]* | 許昭[韶] | 許昭[韶] |
Son of Xu Chang. Killed by Sun Jian along with his father. * Xu Hao in some Brewitt-Taylor translations. Xu Zhao’s name is a bit of a mystery. Xu Chang (probably Xu Zhao’s) staged a rebellion in Kuaiji (or Xu Zhao did) and Xu Zhao was either leader (HHS 102), sole son by the name of Xu Shao, associated leader by the name of Xu Shao (SGZ Wu 1), or two sons named Zhao and Shao. In any case, Xu Zhao 昭 seems most likely as Shao 韶 may have been used in Sanguozhi to avoid a taboo on Sima Zhao’s name. | ||
| Xu Zhen | 徐真 | 徐真 |
Married to Sun Jian’s younger sister. | ||
| Xu Zhi | 徐質 | 徐質 |
Minister of Wei. Reccomended Guan Lu to Cao Cao. Later convinced Cao Pi to take the throne. | ||
| Xue Li | 薛禮 | 薛禮 |
Served Liu Yao with Zhang Ying. Killed by his former ally Ze Rong. | ||
| Xue Xu | 薛珝 | 薛珝 |
Wu official who served as an envoy to Shu. Warned Sun Xiu that Shu was on verge of collapse. | ||
| Xue Ying (Daoyan) | 薛瑩 (道言) | 薛瑩 (道言) |
One of the collaborative authors behind the Wu shu (Wu History). | ||
| Xue Zong (Jingwen) | 薛綜 (敬文) | 薛綜 (敬文) |
Took part in conquering Vietnam, skilled in debate and composition. | ||
| Xun Chen (Youruo)* | 荀諶 (友若) | 荀諶 (友若) |
Younger brother of Xun Yu. Advised Han Fu on administration. Later served Yuan Shao. * Xun Chen’s name is misrepresented in numerous sources, including: Pinyin Brewitt-Taylor chapter 7 as Xun Chang, chapters 22 and 26 as Xun Shen; Moss Roberts chapter 7 as Xun Chan, chapters 22 and 26 as Xun Shen; Zizhi Tongjian as Xun Shen. And in hoards of sites and games. You will see these mistakes wherever you see the 諶 character. | ||
| Xun Gun | 荀緄 | 荀緄 |
Served Yuan Shao then Cao. Son of Xun Shu, father of Xun Yu. One of the ‘Eight Dragons’. | ||
| Xun Jian | 荀儉 | 荀儉 |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
| Xun Jing (Shuci) | 荀靖 (叔慈) | 荀靖 (叔慈) |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
| Xun Kai | 荀愷 | 荀愷 |
Officer of Wei. Saved Zhong Hui at Nanzheng by shooting Lu Xun. | ||
| Xun Shen | 荀詵 | 荀詵 |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
| Xun Shu (Jihe) | 荀淑 (季和) | 荀淑 (季和) |
Grandfather of Xun Yu. | ||
| Xun Shuang (Ciming)* | 荀爽 (慈明) | 荀爽 (慈明) |
Fast tracked by Dong Zhuo, he calmed Zhuo down when Yang Biao angered him. * Also known as Xun Xu. | ||
| Xun Su | 荀肅 | 荀肅 |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
| Xun Tao | 荀燾 | 荀燾 |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
| Xun Xu (Gongceng) | 荀勗 (公曾) | 荀勗 (公曾) |
Inspector of the Palace Writers. Chen Shou’s nemesis in the Jin court. | ||
| Xun Yan (Xiuruo) | 荀衍 (休若) | 荀衍 (休若) |
Brother of Xun Yu, he defeated Gao Gan’s surprise attack. | ||
| Xun Yi (Jingqian) | 荀顗 (景倩) | 荀顗 (景倩) |
Uncle of Chen Tai, was sent by Sima Zhao to fetch Chen Tai after Cao Mao’s death. | ||
| Xun You (Gongda)* | 荀攸 (公達) | 荀攸 (公達) |
Advisor of Cao Cao. Xun Yu’s brother. Died grieving Cao Cao’s interest in ... * His name is pronounced differently from Xun Yu’s. | ||
| Xun Yu (Wenruo)* | 荀彧 (文若) | 荀彧 (文若) |
Brother of Xun You, a very talented advisor under Cao Cao. Commited suicide. * The reason we have Xun Yu and Xun “You” is because, though the sounds are the same (both Yu), they’re pronounced Yu4 and Yu1, the You idea, I suppose, comes in for foreign readers who cannot see the tones. | ||
| Xun Zhuan | 荀專 | 荀專 |
Son of Xun Shu, uncle to Xun Yu, one of the ‘Eight Dragons’ | ||
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June 29, 2008