Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhao Wang | 昭王 |
소왕 (자오왕) |
See Yan Zhao Wang 燕昭王. | |
| Zhao Wang | 趙王 |
조왕 (자오왕) |
See Zhang Ao 張敖. | |
| Zhao Wu | 趙武 |
조무 (자오우) |
Zhao Wu(趙武) was a military general during the later period of Yuan dynasty who surrendered to Yi Seonggye(李成桂). | 무(武), 조무(趙武) |
| Zhao Wuling Wang | 趙武靈王 |
조무령왕 (자오우링왕) |
(d. 295 BCE; r. 325-299 BCE). King Wuling of Zhao. A ruler of the state of Zhao 趙 in the Warring States period, who is famous for military reforms focusing on the use of cavalry. | |
| Zhao Xi | 趙熹 |
조희 (자오시) |
A grand commandant 太尉 during the reign of Emperor Zhang 章帝 of the Eastern Han dynasty. | 조희(趙熹) |
| Zhao Xiangzi | 趙襄子 |
조양자 (자오샹쯔) |
(d. 425 BCE). A head of the Zhao 趙 lineage in the state of Jin 晉 in the Spring and Autumn period. | 조양(Zhao Xiang 趙襄) |
| Zhao Xiangzi/Zhao Wuxu | 趙襄[趙襄子] |
조양[조양자] ([자오샹즈/자오우쉬]) |
(d. 425 BC). A minister 大夫 of the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. With Kangzi of Han 韓康子 and Huanzi of Wei 魏桓子, he divided the state into three parts, Han 韓, Wei 魏 and Zhao 趙. | 조양(趙襄), 조무휼(趙無恤) |
| Zhao Xinchen | 召信臣 |
소신신 (자오신천) |
[Governor of Nanyang Commandery 南陽太守 who is famous for an irrigation project during the reign of Emperor Yuan of Han 漢元帝.] | |
| Zhao Xu | 趙需 |
조수 (자오쉬) |
Zhao Xu(趙需) was an official of the Tang Dynaty. When Emperor Dezong(德宗) was about to appoint Lu Qi(盧杞) as prefect of Rao Prefecture(饒州刺史), he opposed the emperor's order. | 조수(趙需) |
| Zhao Yang | 趙鞅 |
조앙 (자오양) |
See Zhao Jianzi 趙簡子. |