Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yongfang | 張勇方 |
장용방 (장융팡) |
A military commander stationed in Shanxi Province(陝西) during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. | 장용방(張勇方) |
| Zhang Yu | 張禹 |
장우 (장위) |
A high-ranking official during the Eastern Han period who served as grand commandant 太尉 and senior tutor 太傅. | 안창후(Anchang Hou 安昌侯), 우(Yu 禹) |
| Zhang Yuanzhi | 張元知 |
장원지 (장위안즈) |
A native of Liaodong 遼東. In 1559 he suggested that the Ming court collect taxes on stores in Liaodong and make a profit from the tributary trade with Joseon. | 장원지(張元知) |
| Zhang Yue | 張說 |
장열 (장웨) |
Zhang Yue(張說, 666-730) was an official and skillful author during the Tang Dynasty(唐朝). He entered the government in the reign of the Empress Wu Zetian(則天武后), and served as chancellor under Emperor Ruizong(睿宗) and Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗). | 설(說), 장열(張說), 도제(道濟) |
| Zhang Yue | 張岳 |
장악 (장웨) |
A native of Yuyao 餘姚 and jinshi of 1559. He served as supervising secretary 給事中, Vice Minister of the Court of the Imperial Stud 太僕寺小卿, right assistant censor-in-chief 右僉都御史 in Nanjing 南京 among other positions. When Zhang Juzheng 張居正 wanted the court to exempt him from observing the mourning period for his late father, he argued that Zhang should fulfill the obligation with the result that Zhang demoted him. Later, however, he became Right Vice Minister 右侍郞 of the Ministry of Justice 刑部. | 장악(張岳) |
| Zhang Yun | 張允 |
장윤 (장윈) |
Zhang Yun(張允) was an official who insisted on reduction of general pardons (大赦) during the Later Jin(後晉) period. | 장윤(張允) |
| Zhang Yuran | 章燠然 |
장욱연 (장위란) |
A Vice General of the Middle Army(中軍部將) of the Ming who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 욱연(燠然) |
| Zhang Yuxi | 禹錫 |
우석 (장위시) |
Zhang Yuxi(掌禹錫, 992~1068) was an official of the Northern Song Dynasty. He came from Xu Prefecture(許州) and earned the jinshi degree in the reign of Emperor Zhenzong(眞宗). Referred as to a well-informed man with broad vision, he participated in the compilation of Huangyoufangyituzhi皇祐方域圖志, and Kaibaobencao開寶本草. | 우석(禹錫), 당경(唐卿) |
| Zhang Zai | 張載 |
장재 (장짜이) |
Zhang Zai(張載, 1020~1077) was a neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song Dynasty. In the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), since he opposed Wang Anshi(王安石)'s reforms, he retired from office and returned to his hometown. He was referred to as a pioneer of neo-Confucianism. | 자(子), 자후(子厚), 장(張), 장씨(張氏), 장자(張子), 장재(張載), 장횡거(張橫渠), 횡거(橫渠), 횡거장씨(橫渠張氏), 미백(郿伯) |
| Zhang Zan | 張瓚 |
장찬 (장짠) |
A station master(驛丞) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming Dynasty. | 장찬(張瓚) |