Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhao Juren | 趙居任 |
조거임 (자오쥐런) |
The left commissionor 左通政 of the Office of Transmission 通政司 during the Ming dynasty. He visited Korea and Japan as an envoy. He was told to be incorrupt but not kind toward people. | 거임(居任), 조거임(趙居任) |
| Zhao Kuo | 趙括 |
조괄 (자오쿼) |
(d. 260 BCE). An defeated general of the state of Zhao 趙, son of the prominent general Zhao She 趙奢, during the historic Battle of Changping 長平 between Zhao and Qin 秦 in the late Warring States period. | 괄(Kuo 括) |
| Zhao Lie | 昭烈 |
소렬 (자오례) |
See Liu Fei 劉備. | |
| Zhao Meng | 趙孟 |
조맹 (자오멍) |
(d. 541 BCE). "Zhao Meng" refers to the head of the powerful ministerial lineage of Zhao 趙 in the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. Zhao Wu 趙武 was a grand son of Zhao Dun 趙盾. | 조무(Zhao Wu 趙武), 조문자(Zhao Wen Zi 趙文子) |
| Zhao Mengfu | 趙孟頫 |
조맹부 (자오멍푸) |
Zhao Mengfu(趙孟頫, 1254~1322) was a scholar, painter, and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty. He was a descendant of the imperial family of Song. | 맹부(孟頫), 조맹부(趙孟頫), 자앙(子昂), 송설(松雪), 구파(鷗波), 수정궁도인(水精宫道人) |
| Zhao Pu | 趙普 |
조보 (자오푸) |
Zhao Pu(趙普, 922 ~ 992) was a Grand Councilor during the reign of Emperors Taizu(太祖) and Taizong(太宗). Hailing from You Prefecture(幽州), he worked as a staff officer of Zhao Kuangyin(趙匡胤). He helped Zhao become emperor and was posthumously honored as Zhongxian(忠獻). | 보(普), 조보(趙普), 칙평(則平) |
| Zhao Rao | 趙嬈 |
조요 (자오라오) |
A nurse of Emperor Ling 靈帝 of the Eastern Han dynasty. | |
| Zhao Rumei | 趙如梅 |
조여매 (자오루메이) |
A Ming official who came to Korea during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). He was a magistrate 知縣 while he stayed in Joseon. He took charge of supplies during the war. He returned to Ming in 1599. | 여매(如梅), 조여매(趙如梅) |
| Zhao Rumei | 趙汝梅 |
조여매 (자오루메이) |
See Zhao Rumei 趙如梅. | 여매(汝梅), 조여매(趙汝梅) |
| Zhao Ruyu | 趙如愚 |
조여우 (자오루위) |
Refer to Zhao Ruyu(趙汝愚). | 여우(如愚), 조여우(趙如愚) |