Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiong yuan | 熊遠 |
웅원 (슝위안) |
An official of the Western Jin 西晉 and a native of the Yuzhang Commandery 豫章郡. | 효문(Xiaowen 孝文) |
| Xiqing | 希淸 |
희청 (시칭) |
A Buddhist monk of Korean origin. He was taken to China by Chinese people. Later, along with Xitian 希田, he escaped to Uiju 義州, but the Joseon court sent him back to Ming in 1414. | 희청(希淸) |
| Xirong Zhen | 奚容箴 |
해용잠 (시룽전) |
A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. | 제양후(Jiyang Hou 濟陽侯) |
| Xitian | 希田 |
희전 (시톈) |
A Buddhist monk of Korean origin. He was taken to China by Chinese people. Later, along with Xiqing 希淸, he escaped to Uiju 義州, but the Joseon court sent him back to Ming in 1414. | 희전(希田) |
| Xizong | 僖宗 |
희종 (시쫑) |
Refer to Tang Xizong(唐僖宗) | 희종(僖宗), 이현(李儇) |
| Xizu | 熙祖 |
희조 (시쭈) |
A son of Zhu Sijiu 朱四九 and the grandfather of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元章, Emperor Taizu of Ming 明太祖. His name was Zhu Chuyi 朱初一. He originally lived in the Jurong 句容 District, but later moved to the Xuyi 盱貽 District, Jiangsu 江蘇. | 희조(熙祖) |
| Xizu (Emperor Xizu) [Zhao Tiao] | 僖祖[趙朓] |
희조 (시쭈[자오탸오]) |
Refers to Song Xizu 宋僖祖; see Song Xizu 宋僖祖 | 희(僖), 희조(僖祖) |
| Xu Bo | 許伯 |
허백 (쉬보) |
Maternal grandfather of the Crown Prince of Emperor Xuan of Han. | 평은후(Pingyin hou 平恩侯) |
| Xu Cheng | 徐成 |
서성 (쉬청) |
A soldier of Changguo wei (昌國衛) in Zhejiang (浙江) who was taken captive by Japanese pirates. He was rescued and sent to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in 1444. | |
| Xu Chutou | 徐鋤頭 |
서서두 (쉬추터우) |
A military official under Vice Minister of the Right (右侍郞) of the Ministry of War (兵部) Song Yingchang (宋應昌) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). |