Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su Roulan | 蘇若蘭 |
소약란 (쑤러우란) |
A woman poet of the Former Qin 前秦 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. After her husband Dou Tao 竇滔 took Zhao Yangtai 趙陽臺 as a concubine, she wrote 200 poems about her sorrow to her husband and he was so touched that he favored her again. | 소약란(蘇若蘭) |
| Su Shi | 蘇子瞻 |
소자첨 (쑤스) |
See Su Shi 蘇軾 | 소자첨(蘇子瞻), 자첨(子瞻) |
| Su Shi | 蘇子贍 |
소자섬 (쑤스) |
See Su Shi 蘇軾 | 소자섬(蘇子贍) |
| Su Shi | 蘇軾 |
소식 (쑤스) |
Su Shi(蘇軾 1037－1101) was a writer, poet, calligrapher, artist, and official of the Northern Song(北宋). His father Su Xun(蘇洵) and his brother Su Zhe(蘇轍) were both famous literati. As he strongly criticized Wang Anshi(王安石)’s reforms, he was exiled several times. | 동파(東坡), 소(蘇), 소공(蘇公), 소동파(蘇東坡), 소식(蘇軾), 소씨(蘇氏), 소자첨(蘇子瞻), 식(軾), 자첨(子瞻) |
| Su Song | 蘇頌 |
소송 (쑤쑹) |
Su Song(蘇頌, 1020~1101) was an astronomer and engineer of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinsh(進士) degree in 1042. He invented a hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower(水運儀象台) in Kaifeng (開封). | 소송(蘇頌), 자용(子容) |
| Su Wu | 蘇武 |
소무 (쑤우) |
(140-60 BCE). A loyal diplomat during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. He was dispatched to and detained by the Xiongnu 匈奴 for nineteen years, but did not change his allegiance to Han. He had been represented as a paragon of loyalty and integrity during the traditional period. | 무(Wu 武) |
| Su Xian | 蘇憲[蘇獻] |
소헌 (쑤셴) |
Su Xian(蘇獻) was an official of the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Ruizong(睿宗) died in 716, Su Xian advised Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) about funeral rites for Emperor Ruizong. | 소헌(蘇憲) |
| Su Xun | 蘇洵 |
소순 (쑤쉰) |
Su Xun(蘇洵, 1009~1066) was a writer, poet, and official of the Northern Song(北宋). His two sons, Su Shi(蘇軾) and Su Zhe(蘇轍), were famous literati. He and his two sons were members of the Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties(唐宋八大家). | 소순(蘇洵), 순(洵) |
| Su Xun [Su Mingyun] | 蘇明允[蘇洵] |
소명윤 (쑤쉰[쑤밍윈]) |
See Su Xun 蘇洵 | 소명윤(蘇明允), 명윤(明允) |
| Su Zhe | 蘇轍 |
소철 (쑤저) |
Su Zhe(蘇轍, 1039~1112) was a writer, poet, and official of the Northern Song(北宋). He was one of the Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties(唐宋八大家). Since he strongly criticized Wang Anshi(王安石)'s reforms, he was exiled several times. | 소철(蘇轍), 자유(子由) |