Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Xian | 王顯 |
왕현 (왕셴) |
An official of the Northern Wei 北魏 and a native of Donghai Commandery 東海郡. | 세영(Shirong 世榮) |
| Wang Xian | 王憲 |
왕헌 (왕셴) |
A judge (鎭撫) of Liaodong (遼東) during the Hongzhi era (1488-1505) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Xian'an | 汪先岸/汪先㟁 |
왕선안 (왕셴안) |
A jinshi of 1589; a censor (御史) during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Xianchen | 王獻臣 |
왕헌신 (왕셴천) |
A native of Suzhou (蘇州), the Southern Metropolitan Area (南直隸) who won a jinshi degree in 1493. He served as imperial messenger (行人) and censor (御史) during the Hongzhi era (1488-1505) of the Ming. He is also famous for his garden, Zhuozheng Yuan (Humble Administrator's Garden) in Suzhou. | 헌신(獻臣) |
| Wang Xiang | 王祥 |
왕상 (명) (왕샹) |
A native of Guangzhou 光州, Henan 河南. A military commander in Liaodong 遼東 in the 1440s and 1450s. He served as commander 指揮使 of the left guard 左衛 of Yanshan 燕山 during the Yongle 永樂 era (1403-1425) of the Ming, and was later promoted to assistant commissioner-in-chief 都督僉事 in the first year (1450) of Jingtai 景泰 era. | |
| Wang Xiang | 王祥 |
왕상 (위) (왕샹) |
(184-268 CE). A high-ranking bureaucrat who had a high reputation for his filial piety during the Wei and Jin periods. He served as Defender-in-Chief (太尉) in the Wei (魏) and Grand Guardian (太保) in the Jin 晉. | 상(祥) |
| Wang Xiangliang | 王相良 |
왕상량 (왕샹량) |
A native of Hangzhou (杭州) who interacted with Tokugawa bakufu in the 1620s | |
| Wang Xiaosi | 王小廝 |
왕소시 (왕사오쓰) |
A native of Dongningwei (東寧衛) who was taken captive by the Jianzhou Jurchens (建州女眞) and fled to Joseon in 1481. | |
| Wang Xiaoxi | 王小西 |
왕소서 (왕샤오시) |
A Chinese man who was killed by a Korean in the reign of King Gojong(高宗) of Joseon. | 왕소서(王小西) |
| Wang Xichang | 王錫鬯 |
왕석창 (왕시창) |
A Chinese man who served as State Council(軍國事務參議) during the reign of King Gojong(高宗) of Joseon. |