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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cen Bi | 岑璧 | |
| Ts‘ên Pi | 岑璧 | |
| Tried to taunt Yuan Shang into a duel but got Lü Kuang instead and was soon killed. | ||
| Deng Sheng | 鄧升 | |
| Têng Shêng | 邓升 | |
| Officer of Gao Gan. Left to guard Shangdang as Gan went to seek aid. | ||
| Guan Tong | 管统 | |
| Kuan T‘ung | 管统 | |
| Asked by Yuan Tan to provide aid on advice of Wang Xiu. Pardoned by Cao Cao in AD 205. | ||
| Guo Tu (Gongze) | 郭圖 (公則) | |
| Kuo T‘u (Kung-tsê) | 郭图 (公则) | |
| Vassal of Yuan Shao. Supported Yuan Tan as Shao’s successor. | ||
| Li Fu (Zixian) | 李孚 (子憲) | |
| Li Fu (Tzŭ-hsien) | 李孚 (子宪) | |
| Snuck through the Wei lines into Ye and then back out again. | ||
Notes: ‘Li Mu’ in chapter 32 and ‘Li Qu’ in chapters 79 and 80, and ‘Li Zu’ in chapter 97 of the online Brewitt-Taylor translation to distinguish from others named Li Fu. |
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| Liu Xun | 劉循 | |
| Liu Hsün | 刘循 | |
| Raised a force against Yuan Tan at Tayin. | ||
| Lü Kuang | 呂曠 | |
| Lü K‘uang | 吕旷 | |
| Served Yuan Shang. Defected to Yuan Tan then Cao Cao. Attacking Liu Bei, killed by Zhao Yun. | ||
| Lü Xiang | 呂翔 | |
| Lü Hsiang | 吕翔 | |
| Younger brother of Lü Kuang, whom he followed everywhere. | ||
Notes: He is known as Lü Xiang in SGZ and SGYY, and Gao Xiang (高翔) in HHS and ZZTJ. |
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| Wang Xiu (Shuzhi) | 王修 (叔治) | |
| Wang Hsiu (Shu-chih) | 王修 (叔治) | |
| Served Yuan Tan loyally. Joined Cao Cao after Yuan Tan’s death in AD 205. | ||
| Wang Zhao | 汪昭 | |
| Wang Chao | 汪昭 | |
| Fictional officer under Yuan Tan. Killed after only a few bouts by Xu Huang. | ||
| Xin Pi (Zuozhi) | 辛毗 (佐治) | |
| Hsin P‘i (Tso-chih) | 辛毗 (佐治) | |
| Sent as envoy to Cao Cao but instead urged Cao Cao to attack the Yuan’s. Hugged by Cao Pi. | ||
| Xin Ping (Zhongzhi) | 辛評 (仲治) | |
| Hsin P‘ing (Chung-chih) | 辛评 (仲治) | |
| An officer of Han Fu, he later served the Yuan’s loyally when Fu fled. | ||
| Yuan Tan (Xiansi) | 袁譚 (顯思) | |
| Yüan T‘an (Hsien-ssŭ) | 袁谭 (显思) | |
| A famed general but a poor governor, fought against Shang for the succession. | ||
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