Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Fucheng | 輔成[周輔成] |
보성 (저우푸청) |
Zhou Fucheng(周輔成, ?~1032) was the father of Zhou Dunyi(周敦頤), the renowned Neo-Confucian philosopher during the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 1015. He once served as District Magistrate of Guiling(桂岭縣令). | 보성(輔成), 회성(懷成), 맹광(孟匡) |
| Zhou Fuling | 周福齡 |
주복령 (저우푸링) |
A Chinese lender who resided in Joseon during the reign of King Gojong(高宗). | 주복령(周福齡) |
| Zhou Gaozu | 周高祖 |
주고조 (저우가오쭈) |
See BeiZhou Wudi 北周武帝 | |
| Zhou Gong Dan | 周公旦 |
주공단 (저우궁단) |
Duke Dan of Zhou: a younger brother of King Wu of Zhou, who helped the king overthrow the Shang dyasty and strengthened the basis of the newly founded Zhou dynasty. In traditional China, he was regarded as one of the foremost sages and cultural heroes. | 원성(Yuan Sheng 元聖), 주(Zhou 周), 주공(Zhou Gong 周公), 숙단(Shu Dan 叔旦), 희단(Ji Dan 姬旦), 희공(Ji Gong 姬公), 성주(Cheng Zhou 成周) |
| Zhou Hongmo | 周弘謨 |
주홍모 (저우홍모) |
A brigade general 遊擊. He came to Joseon during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion) as a subordinate of Li Rusong 李如松. He acted as a peace envoy between Ming and Japan. | 주유격(周遊擊), 주홍모(周弘謨), 홍모(弘謨) |
| Zhou Hongmo | 周洪謨 |
주홍모 (저우홍모) |
(1421-1492). A native of Changning 長寧, Sichuan 四川. He won first place in the provincial examination in 1444. The next year, he passed the palace examination with the honor of second place and became compiler 編修 of the Hanlin Academy 翰林院. He presented memorials to sucessive emperors advising them to conduct studies and state affairs seriously. He was made Vice Minister 侍郞 of the Ministry of Rites 禮部 in 1476 and then Minister of the same ministry in 1481. He was a talented writer and scholar. He wrote various works including Junjing banyi 群經辨疑. | 주홍모(周洪謨) |
| Zhou Hongmou | 周弘謀 |
주홍모 (저우홍머우) |
see Zhou Hongmou 周弘謀. | 홍모(弘謀) |
| Zhou Huan Wang | 周桓王 |
주환왕 (저우환왕) |
(r. 719-697). King Huan of Zhou. The fourteenth king of the Zhou dynasty. In the thirteenth year of his reign (707 BCE), he attacked the state of Zheng 鄭 with the allied forces of Cai 蔡, Wey 衛, and Chen 陳, but was defeated. | 림(Lin 林), 환왕(Huan Wang 桓王) |
| Zhou Hui Wang | 周惠王 |
주혜왕 (저우후이왕) |
(r. 676-652 BCE). King Hui of Zhou. The seventeenth king of the Zhou dynasty. In the second year of his reign, he defected to the state of Zheng 鄭 due to the revolt by Prince Tui 王子頹(Wangzi Tui). In 673, he was restored to the throne by Duke Li of Zheng 鄭厲公. | 혜왕(Hui Wang 惠王) |
| Zhou Ji | 周繼 |
주계 (저우지) |
A horse doctor. He visited Joseon in 1401 and 1402 with Ming envoys. | 주계(周繼) |