Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Guo | 鄭國 |
정국 (정궈) |
A disciple of Confucius, posthumously titled the Marqus of Qushan 胊山侯 in 1009. | 구산후(胊山侯), 정국(鄭國) |
| Zheng Guoqing | 鄭國卿 |
정국경 (정궈칭) |
A Han-Chinese whom a Korean envoy asked about the progress of the Revolt of the Three Feudatories in 1674. | |
| Zheng Hai | 鄭海 |
정해 (정하이) |
He visited Korea during the period of King Sejo 世祖 and King Seongjong 成宗 as a member of the Ming envoy's staff. He was a son of Zheng Shan 鄭善, a meritorious Korean eunuch in the Ming court. | 정해(鄭海) |
| Zheng Hong | 鄭洪[鄭弘] |
정홍 (정훙) |
(?-86 CE). A native of Shanyin 山陰, Kuaiji 會稽. A descendant of Zheng Ji 鄭吉, protector-general of the Western Regions (西域都護) during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Western Han. He served in the high-ranking official posts including the director of the imperial secretariat (尙書令) and the defender-in-chief (太尉) during the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han. His rainmaking episode appears in Cefu Yuangui 冊府元龜 vol.681. | |
| Zheng Huan | 鄭環 |
정환 (정환) |
A member of the Ming envoy's staff who visited Joseon in 1483. | 정환(鄭環) |
| Zheng Jiewu | 鄭繼武 |
정계무 (정졔우) |
A messenger of Mao Wenlong 毛文龍. In 1624, he came to Seoul to ask for provisions and folder in order to attack Jurchens in Hoeryeong 會寧 and Jongseong 鍾城. | 정계무(鄭繼武) |
| Zheng Jin | 鄭錦 |
정금 (정진) |
See Zheng Jing 鄭經 | 금(錦), 정금(鄭錦) |
| Zheng Jing | 鄭經 |
정경 (정징) |
Also called as Zheng Jin(鄭錦), a 17th-century Ming Dynasty loyalist who resisted the Qing dynasty. He was the eldest son of Zheng Chenggong(鄭成功) and the grandson of the pirate-merchant Zheng Zhilong(鄭芝龍). | 경(經), 정경(鄭經) |
| Zheng Jingbai | 鄭景栢 |
정경백 (정징바이) |
A member of the Ming(明) envoy's staff dispatched to Joseon during the reign of King Seonjo(宣祖). | 정경백(鄭景栢) |
| Zheng Kangcheng | 鄭康成 |
정강성 (정캉청) |
See Zheng Xuan 鄭玄. |