Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiang Kai | 襄楷 |
양해 (샹카이) |
A master of astrology and the Yin-Yang theory during the reign of Emperor Huan of Han 漢桓帝. | |
| Xiang Liang | 項梁 |
항량 (샹량) |
(d. 208 BCE). A rebel leader against the Qin dynasty during the late Qin period. Being the son of a Chu general, he enthroned Xiong Xin 熊心, grandson of the last Chu king, as king of the insurgent Chu kingdom. He was killed by the Qin army in the battle of Dingtao 定陶. | |
| Xiang Wang | 襄王 |
양왕 (샹왕) |
Refers to King Xiang of Zhou; see Zhou Xiang Wang 周襄王. | |
| Xiang Yu | 項羽 |
항우 (샹위) |
(232-202 BCE). A prominent warlord during the late Qin dynasty. He was a nephew of the eminent rebel leader Xiang Liang 項梁. In 207 BCE, he defeated the Qin army led by Zhang Han 章邯 in the battle of Julu 鉅鹿. After the downfall of the Qin dynasty, he got in a long struggle for power with Liu Bang 劉邦. He committed suicide after the defeat of the battle of Gaixia 垓下. | 우(Yu 羽), 항(Xiang 項), 항왕(Xiang Wang 項王), 항적(Xiang Ji 項籍), 서초패왕(Xi Chu Ba Wang 西楚覇王) |
| Xiang Zhong | 襄仲 |
양중 (샹중) |
(d. 601 BCE). A son of Duke Zhuang of Lu 魯莊公 and a younger brother of Duke Xi 僖公. He served as a statesmen and diplomat in the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. | 동문양중(Dongmen Xiang Zhong 東門襄仲), 공자수(Gongzi Sui 公子遂), 동문수(Dongmen Sui 東門遂), 중수(Zhong Sui 仲遂) |
| Xiangling Wang | 襄陵王 |
양릉왕 (샹링왕) |
Personal name Zhu Chongqiu 朱沖秌. The second son of the Prince of Han (漢王) Zhu Song (朱松). He was enfeoffed as Prince of Xiangling (Wang 襄陵王) in 1404. | |
| Xiangwang | 相王 |
상왕 (샹왕) |
See Tang Ruizong 唐睿宗 | 상왕(相王), 연화(延和), 예종(睿宗) |
| Xiangyang Wang | 襄陽王 |
양양왕 (샹양왕) |
(278-300). The deposed heir apparent of Emperor Hui of Jin (Jin Hui Di 晉惠帝). He was killed shortly after being deposed in a plot conceived by the Empress Jia (Jia Huanhou 賈皇后). | 민회태자(Minhuai Taizi 愍懷太子), 사마휼(Sima Yu 司馬遹) |
| Xianke [Lü Hui] | 獻可[呂誨] |
헌가[여회] (셴커[뤼후이]) |
Lü Hui(呂誨, 1014~1071), born in You Prefecture(幽州), was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was a grandson of Lü Duan(呂端), a Grand Councilor during the reign of Emperor Taizong(太宗). In the early reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), he was demoted for opposing Wang Anshi(王安石)'s reforms. | 려회(呂誨), 헌가(獻可) |
| Xianqiu Meng | 咸丘蒙 |
함구몽 (셴추멍) |
A disciple of Mencius. A minister 大夫 of the state of Lu 魯 during the Warring States period. |