Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Xiazi | 鄭瞎子 |
정할자 (정샤쯔) |
A staff member of the Ming envoy. He extorted money and goods while he was in Korea in 1602. | 정할자(鄭瞎子) |
| Zheng Xing | 鄭興 |
정흥 (정싱) |
A member of the Ming envoy's staff who visited Joseon in 1483. | 정흥(鄭興) |
| Zheng Xuan | 鄭玄 |
정현 (정쉬안) |
(127-200 CE). One of the greatest classicists of the so-called "Old Text school" during the Eastern Han period. The compiler of the Commentary to the Three Ritual Texts 三禮注. | 고밀(Gaomi 高密), 고밀백(Gaomi Bo 高密伯), 정(Zheng 鄭), 정강성(Zheng Kangcheng 鄭康成), 강성(Kangcheng 康成), 현(Xuan 玄) |
| Zheng Yun | 鄭雲 |
정운 (정윈) |
A staff member of the Ming envoy who visited Korea in 1483. | 정운(鄭雲) |
| Zheng Zhenxian | 鄭振先 |
정진선 (정전셴) |
Assumed to be a Ming official during the Wanli 萬曆 period. | 정진선(鄭振先) |
| Zheng Zhifeng | 鄭芝鳳 |
정지봉 (정즈펑) |
Zheng Zhifeng(鄭芝鳳) was a brother of Zheng Zhilong(鄭芝龍), who was a 17th-century Ming Dynasty loyalist and a pirate-merchant. He participated in the military struggle against the Qing Dynasty with his brothers. | 지봉(芝鳳) |
| Zheng Zhong | 鄭衆 |
정중 (정중) |
(d. 114 CE). A powerful eunuch during the reign of Emperor He of Han 漢和帝. | 중(Zhong 衆), 중모백(Zhongmou Bo 中牟伯) |
| Zheng Zhu | 鄭注 |
정주 (정주) |
Zheng Zhu(鄭注, ?-835), born in Yicheng(翼城) of Jiang Prefecture(絳州), was an official of the Tang Dynasty. He was notorious for being cunning and crafty. By virtue of prominent medical knowledge, he earned Emperor Wenzong(文宗)'s favor. Later, he made attempts to weaken the eunuchs' political power, but the plot was revealed, and he was killed. | 정주(鄭注), 주(注) |
| Zheng Zhuang Gong | 鄭莊公 |
정장공 (정좡궁) |
(r. 743–701 BCE). A ruler of the State of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn Period. King Huan of the Zhou 周桓王 revoked his title, so he refused to attend the court. | 장공(Zhuang Gong 莊公), 오생(Wu Sheng 寤生) |
| Zheng Zichan | 鄭子産 |
정자산 (정쯔찬) |
See Zi Chan 子産. |