Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhou Weilie Wang | 周威烈王 |
주위열왕 (저우웨이례왕) |
(d. 402 BCE). King Weilie of Zhou. The thirty-first king of the Zhou dynasty. He conferred the titles of duke 公 to the heads of the three powerful ministerial lineages, Zhao 趙, Wei 魏, and Han 韓, in the state of Jin 晉. | 위열왕(Weilie Wang 威烈王) |
| Zhou Wen Wang | 周文王 |
주문왕 (저우원왕) |
(d. 1056 BCE). King Wen of Zhou. The head of the Zhou 周 clan and the father of King Wu 武王, the first king of the Zhou dynasty. By gaining a reputation for moral conduct among the neighboring states and appointing wise advisors such as Jiang Taigong 姜太公, he paved the way for overthrowing the Shang dynasty. In traditional China, he was thought of as one of the foremost sages. | 문(Wen 文), 문왕(Wen Wang 文王), 문조(Wen Zu 文祖), 서백(Xi Bo 西伯), 서백창(Xi Bo Chang 西伯昌), 주(Zhou 周), 주문(Zhou Wen 周文), 창희(Cang Ji 蒼姬), 희문(Ji Wen 姬文) |
| Zhou Wen Wang Fei | 周文王妃 |
주문왕비 (저우원왕페이) |
See Tai Si 太姒. | |
| Zhou Wengui | 周文貴 |
주문귀 (저우원구이) |
A military commander of the Yuan Dynasty who was defeated by Zhou Dexing(周德興). | 주문귀(周文貴) |
| Zhou Wenyu | 周文郁 |
주문욱 (저우원위) |
The Ming Commander-in-Chief 都督 on Ga Island 椵島 who was active in 1630s. | 주문욱(周文郁) |
| Zhou Wu Di | 周武帝 |
주무제 (저우우디) |
See BeiZhou Wudi 北周武帝 | |
| Zhou Wu Wang | 周武王 |
주무왕 (저우우왕) |
(d. 1043 BCE). King Wu of Zhou. The first king of the Zhou dynasty. He overthrew the Shang dynasty by decisively defeating the Shang army in the epic battle of Muye 牧野 in 1046 BCE. | 무(Wu 武), 무왕(Wu Wang 武王), 주무(Zhou Wu 周武) |
| Zhou Xiang Wang | 周襄王 |
주양왕 (저우샹왕) |
(d. 619 BCE). King Xiang of Zhou. The eighteenth king of the Zhou 周 dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period. He was banished by his brother, Prince Dai 帶, in 636 BCE, but was restored by the Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公, one of the hegemons of the period. | 양왕(Xiang Wang 襄王) |
| Zhou Xiao Wang | 周孝王 |
주효왕 (저우샤오왕) |
(r. 891-886 BCE). King Xiao of Zhou. The eighth king of the Zhou dynasty. Little is known about his reign. | 효왕(Xiao Wang 孝王), 고왕(Kao Wang 考王) |
| Zhou Xingsi | 周興嗣 |
주흥사 (저우싱쓰) |
(d. 521). An official of the Liang 梁 dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. He was favored by Emperor of Liang 梁武帝 by virtue of his remarkable literary attainments. The author of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文. | 사찬(Sizuan 思纂) |