Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Mu | 徐穆 |
서목 (쉬무) |
(1467-1511 CE). A jinshi of 1493; later became Hanlin Academician Reader-in-Waiting (翰林侍讀); participate in compiling Lidai tongjian zuanyao 歷代通鑑纂要 and Ming Xiaozong Shilu 明孝宗實錄; dispatched to Joseon as senior envoy (正使) in 1506; was posthumously honored as Minister 尙書 of the Ministry of Rites 禮部. | |
| Xu Pu | 徐傅[徐溥] |
서부 (쉬푸) |
(1428-1499). A native of Yixing 宜興; a jinshi of 1454. After serving as Vice Minister of the Left 左侍郞 of the Ministry of Rites 禮部 from 1481 to 1487, he was appointed as Senior Grand Secretary 內閣首輔 in the fifth year (1492) of the Hongzhi 弘治 era. Serving four emperors, he was called the "Grand Academician of the Four Courts" 四朝大學士. | |
| Xu Qi | 徐圻 |
서기 (쉬치) |
A county magistrate (知縣) in Liaodong (遼東) during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) of the Ming. | |
| Xu Qian | 許謙 |
허겸 (쉬첸) |
Xu Qian(許謙, 1270~1337) was a scholar of the Yuan Dynasty(元). He studied under Jin Lixiang(金履祥) and had a profound knowledge of the Four Books(四書). | 허(許), 허겸(許謙), 익지(益之), 백운산인(白雲山人) |
| Xu Ren | 徐仁 |
서인 (쉬런) |
One of the Ming commoners cast away on the shore of Tae'an (泰安) in Joseon in the thirty-ninth year (1544) of King Jungjong (中宗) of Joseon. | |
| Xu Ru | 徐孺 |
서유 (쉬루) |
See Xu Ruzi 徐孺子 | 서유자(Xu Ruzi 徐孺子), 서치(Xu Chi 徐穉) |
| Xu Ruzi | 徐孺子 |
서유자 (쉬뤼쯔) |
Refers to Xu Chi(徐穉). Ruzi(孺子) is his courtesy name. A hermit of the Eastern Han dynasty and a native of Nanchang county 南昌縣, Yuzhang commandery 豫章郡. When he was invited as a staff officer, he refused to start an official career. | 서유자(徐孺子) |
| Xu Shajie | 許沙借 |
허사차 (쉬사졔) |
Xu Shajie(許沙借) was a commoner of the Ming(明) who was a prisoner of the Jurchens(女眞) and later escaped to Joseon(朝鮮) in the time of Seongjong(成宗). | 허사차(許沙借) |
| Xu Shao | 許邵 |
허소 (쉬사오) |
(150–195 CE). A native of Runan 汝南 in the Eastern Han period. He is famous for his comment on Cao Cao 曹操. | 소(Shao 邵), 자장(Zijiang 子將) |
| Xu Shen | 許愼 |
허신 (쉬선) |
(ca. 58 - ca. 147 CE). A great philologist who compiled the Shuowen 說文, during the Eastern Han period. |