Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhen Shao | 甄邵 |
견소 (전사오) |
A unfilial magistrate of Ye (Ye ling 鄴令) during the Eastern Han dynasty. | 소(Shao 邵) |
| Zheng Bing | 鄭丙 |
정병 (정빙) |
Zheng Bing(鄭丙, 1121~1194) was an official of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi(進士) degree by passing the imperial examination in 1145. In 1182, he submitted a memorial in which he denounced the Cheng-Zhu School(程朱學). | 정병(鄭丙), 소융(少融) |
| Zheng Bo | 鄭伯 |
정백 (정보) |
Refers to the rulers of state of Zheng 鄭 during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Zheng Cheng | 鄭澄 |
정징 (정청) |
A Ming eunuch of Korean origin. He visited Joseon in 1394 as an envoy. He was expelled from the Imperial palace to Joseon the following year. After his return to Joseon, he served in the palace of the crown prince. | 정징(鄭澄) |
| Zheng Chenggong | 鄭成功 |
정성공 (정청궁) |
(1624~1662). He was also known as Koxinga 國姓爺 in the West. He was born in Hirato, Japan, the son of Zheng Zhilong 鄭芝龍, a Chinese pirate leader, and his Japanese wife. Before 1644, he was a Confucian student, acquiring academic degrees. When he was studying at the Imperial academy 國子監 in Nanjing 南京, one of his teachers was Qian Qianyi 錢謙益. After the downfall of Ming, the Zheng family supported Emperor Longwu 隆武, the second emperor of the Southern Ming. Although his father surrendered to the Qing in 1646, Zheng continued to lead the Zheng family's army against the Manchus. In 1661, he led his troops and ships to Taiwan in order to make it his military base to restore the Ming dynasty. He expelled the Dutch from the island and occupied it the next year. He died suddenly of malaria at the age of 37 after he had signed a peace treaty with the Dutch. | 성공(成功), 정성공(鄭成功) |
| Zheng Ci | 鄭賜 |
정사 (정츠) |
(d. 1408). A native of Jianning 建寧 and jinshi of 1385. He served as a censor 御史. Later he became the Minister 尙書 of the Ministry of Works 工部. After Emperor Yongle 永樂 was enthroned, he became the Minister 尙書 of the ministries of Justice 刑部 and then Rites 禮部. | 사(賜), 정(鄭), 정사(鄭賜) |
| Zheng Gaotong | 鄭高同 |
정고동 (정가오퉁) |
A Han-Chinese who provided a Joseon envoy with information about the Qing invasion of Nanjing in 1655. | |
| Zheng Gong | 鄭躬 |
정궁 (정궁) |
A notorious bandit leader of Guanghan Commandery 廣漢郡\) during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han 漢成帝. He was captured and executed by Zhao Hu 趙護, the Governor 太守 of Guanghan Commandery. | |
| Zheng Gong | 鄭公 |
정공 (정궁) |
Refers to the rulers of state of Zheng 鄭 during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Zheng Guang | 鄭光 |
정광 (정광) |
Zheng Guang(鄭光) was a maternal uncle of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty(唐宣宗). Empress Xiaoming(孝明皇后) was his sister. When he died in 845, Emperor Xuanzong stopped conducting state affairs for three day to express his grief. | 정광(鄭光) |