Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Si Hao | 四皓 |
사호 (쓰하오) |
The four recluses in Mount Shang 商山 during the reign of Emperor Gao of Han 漢高祖. | |
| Si Shen | 姒莘 |
사신 (쓰선) |
See Tai Si 太姒. | |
| Si Sheng | 駟勝 |
사승 (쓰성) |
An imperial academician 博士 during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han 漢成帝. | |
| Si Shouren | 司守仁 |
사수인 (쓰서우런) |
One of the company commanders (千摠) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Si Xian | 司憲 |
사헌 (쓰셴) |
A Ming imperial messenger (行人) dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1593. | 사(司), 사천사(司天使), 헌(憲) |
| Sima Biao | 司馬彪 |
사마표 (쓰마뱌오) |
(d. 306). A historian and writer during the Western Jin 西晉 period. He compiled the Xuhanshu 續漢書. | |
| Sima Bokang [Sima Dan] | 司馬伯康[司馬旦] |
사마백강 (쓰마보캉[쓰마단]) |
Sima Dan(司馬旦) was an official of the Song dynasty. He was the elder brother of Sima Guang(司馬光), who wrote Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government (資治通鑑). Known as a man of integrity, he went through various offices and finally became the Superior Grand Master of the Palace(太中大夫). | 백강(伯康) |
| Sima Cao | 司馬操 |
사마조 (쓰마차오) |
An official of the Liu Song Dynasty 劉宋 during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. | |
| Sima Geng | 司馬耕 |
사마경 (쓰마겅) |
A native of the state of Song 宋 during the Spring and Autumn period. One of the so-called seventy-two disciples of Confucius. He was a younger brother of Song minister Sima Huantui 司马桓魋 who tried to kill Confucius. | 휴양후(Suiyang 睢陽侯) |
| Sima Guang | 司馬光 |
사마광 (쓰마광) |
Sima Guang(司馬光, 1019~1086) was an official and historian of the Song Dynasty who served four emperors, Emperor Renzong(仁宗), Emperor Yingzong(英宗), Emperor Shenzong(神宗) and Emoeror Zhezong(哲宗). He was the author of the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government (資治通鑑). He was the leader of the conservative faction at the court, resolutely opposing the reformist policies of Grand Councilor Wang Anshi(王安石). | 〈사〉마광(〈司〉馬光), 광(光), 단명(端明), 사마(司馬), 사마공(司馬公), 사마광(司馬光), 사마광(司馬光), 사마군실(司馬君實), 사마온공(司馬溫公), 속수(涑水), 온공(溫公), 온국공(溫國公) |