Three Kingdoms English/Chinese Name Conversion Chart
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Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms English/Chinese Hanzi project. The objective is simple. We wish to create an ever-growing list of Chinese officers with their names as found in English followed by their Chinese Hanzi. If you know the Hanzi for even one officer that is not listed on this page, please send me an email. You can send the decimal values over my text form, link to a web page, or wait for me to reply so you can get my address.
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Surname (Xing), Given Name (Ming), and Style (Zi) EN/CH Hanzi
To view this document you must have Chinese language support installed in your OS to read the Hanzi in the second column. Our current collection of officer name English/Chinese listings can be found below in three columns. Listings are presented in alphabetical (English) order to make it easier to find a specific listing. The format for both English and Chinese text is Surname (Xing) and Given Name (Ming) followed by the officer’s Style (Zi) in parenthesis. Special names are presented in brackets and explained in a foot note.
The first column is for reference to reach the content in the secondary columns. The second column contains the Chinese characters (Hanzi) for the text in the first column, presented in exactly the same format. Finally, in the third column, HTML Decimal Entities are provided for the Hanzi in the second field. These Hanzi can be entered in HTML source code, most forum post entry fields (e.g. Scholars of Shen Zhou), and in some Instant Messenger or IRC clients to make the Chinese characters display properly without a Chinese input program, keyboard, or operating system.
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| Name (Style) | Hanzi (CH) | Decimal (CH) |
| Cao Cao (Mengde) | 曹操 (孟德) | 曹操 (孟德) |
Founder of Wei. Built the foundation of what would become the Jin Dynasty. | ||
| Cao Pi (Zihuan) | 曹丕 (子桓) | 曹丕 (子桓) |
Cao Cao’s second son and successor. Deposed Emperor Xian. First Wei Emperor. | ||
| Cao Ren (Zixiao) | 曹仁 (子孝) | 曹仁 (子孝) |
Cao Cao’s cousin. Served as Minister of War for Cao Cao. | ||
| Da Qiao | 大喬 | 大喬 |
Elder of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Xiao Qiao. Married to Sun Ce. | ||
| Dian Wei | 典韋 | 典韋 |
Served Wei. One of Cao Cao’s trusted guards. Dian Man’s father. | ||
| Diaochan [Sable Cicada] | 貂嬋 | 貂嬋 |
Wang Yun’s adopted daughter. Helped to kill Dong Zhuo. Fictional. | ||
| Dong Zhuo (Zhongying) | 董卓 (仲穎) | 董卓 (仲穎) |
Siezed control of Luo Yang and the Han government before being killed by Lü Bu. | ||
| Empress Zhang [Xingcai] | 張皇后[星彩] | 張皇后[星彩] |
Zhang Fei’s daughter. Empress Zhang married to Liu Shan. Zhang Xingcai in Koei games. | ||
| Empress Zhen [Zhen Ji] | 甄皇后[甄姫] | 甄皇后[甄姫] |
Formerly Yuan Xi’s wife. Later married to Cao Pi. Became Empress. | ||
| Gan Ning (Xingba) | 甘寧 (興霸) | 甘寧 (興霸) |
Known to be brave and strong. Served Huang Zu, then Wu. Died of illness. | ||
| Guan Ping | 關平 | 關平 |
Served Shu. Guan Yu’s son (adopted in novel). Executed with Guan Yu by Sun Quan. | ||
| Guan Yu (Yunchang) | 關羽 (雲長) | 關羽 (雲長) |
Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. First of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Huang Gai (Gongfu) | 黄蓋 (公覆) | 黄蓋 (公覆) |
Veteran general in Wu. Came up with the “Bitter Meat Plan” for Chibi. | ||
| Huang Yueying | 黄月英 | 黄月英 |
Zhuge Liang’s wife. Huang Chengyan’s daughter. Was very smart, but not beautiful. | ||
| Huang Zhong (Hansheng) | 黃忠 (漢升) | 黃忠 (漢升) |
Joined Liu Bei after Han Xuan’s defeat. One of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Jiang Wei (Boyue) | 姜維 (伯約) | 姜維 (伯約) |
Served Shu as Minister of War, eventually inheriting Zhuge Liang’s responsibilities. | ||
| King Meng Huo | 孟獲大王 | 孟獲大王 |
Ruled Nanman after Shamoke’s death. Captured seven times by Kongming. | ||
| Lady Sun [Sun Shangxiang] | 孫妃[孫尚香] | 孫妃[孫尚香] |
Sun Quan’s sister. Married to Liu Bei by Sun Quan, but later returned to Wu. | ||
| Lady Zhurong | 祝融妃 | 祝融妃 |
Wife of King Meng Huo. Said to be descended from the Goddess of Fire. | ||
| Ling Tong (Gongji) | 凌統 (公績) | 凌統 (公績) |
Served Wu. Resented Gan Ning for killing his father, Ling Cao, but later forgave him. | ||
| Liu Bei (Xuande) | 劉備 (玄德) | 劉備 (玄德) |
First Emperor of Shu and sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. | ||
| Lü Bu (Fengxian) | 呂布 (奉先) | 呂布 (奉先) |
Said to be the finest warrior of the Three Kingdoms era. Executed by Cao Cao. | ||
| Lü Meng (Ziming) | 呂蒙 (子明) | 呂蒙 (子明) |
Served Wu. Originally a skilled warrior, turned out to be a scholar as well. | ||
| Lu Xun (Boyan) | 陸遜 (伯言) | 陸遜 (伯言) |
Famous and brilliant Wu commander that defeated Liu Bei at Yi Ling. | ||
| Ma Chao (Mengqi) | 馬超 (孟起) | 馬超 (孟起) |
Served Shu after fleeing from the north. Third of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Pang De (Lingming) | 龐德 (令明) | 龐德 (令明) |
Served Ma Chao, Zhang Lu, then Cao Cao. Fought against Guan Yu at Fan Cheng. | ||
| Pang Tong (Shiyuan) | 龐統 (士元) | 龐統 (士元) |
Friend of Sima Hui’s and Shu’s “Fledgling Phoenix.” Killed by an arrow at Luocheng. | ||
| Sima Yi (Zhongda) | 司馬懿 (仲達) | 司馬懿 (仲達) |
A skilled advisor of the Wei kingdom. His efforts laid the foundation of Jin. | ||
| Sun Ce (Bofu) | 孫策 (伯符) | 孫策 (伯符) |
Sun Jian’s oldest son. Built the foundation of the Wu kingdom. | ||
| Sun Jian (Wentai) | 孫堅 (文台) | 孫堅 (文台) |
Father of Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and the kingdom of Wu. | ||
| Sun Quan (Zhongmou) | 孫權 (仲謀) | 孫權 (仲謀) |
Sun Jian’s second son. Sun Ce’s brother. Long-lived first Emperor of Wu. | ||
| Taishi Ci (Ziyi) | 太史慈 (子義) | 太史慈 (子義) |
Served Liu Yong then Wu. Helped save Kong Rong from the Yellow Scarves. | ||
| Wei Yan (Wenchang) | 魏延 (文長) | 魏延 (文長) |
Talented commander. Killed Han Xuan and surrendered his territory to Liu Bei. | ||
| Xiahou Dun (Yuanrang) | 夏侯惇 (元讓) | 夏侯惇 (元讓) |
One of Cao Cao’s original officers, with civil and military talent. Lost an eye in battle. | ||
| Xiahou Yuan (Miaocai) | 夏侯淵 (妙才) | 夏侯淵 (妙才) |
Xiahou Dun’s brother. Famed for his attacks against the western barbarians. | ||
| Xiao Qiao | 小喬 | 小喬 |
Younger of Wu’s Qiao Sisters. Sister to Da Qiao. Married to Zhou Yu. | ||
| Xu Chu (Zhongkang) | 許褚 (仲康) | 許褚 (仲康) |
One of Cao Cao’s trusted guards and a commander. Leader of the Tiger Guard. | ||
| Xu Huang (Gongming) | 徐晃 (公明) | 徐晃 (公明) |
Served Cao Cao. Famous for breaking the siege of Fancheng against Guan Yu. | ||
| Yuan Shao (Benchu) | 袁紹 (本初) | 袁紹 (本初) |
Childhood friend, and later enemy of, Cao Cao. Defeated at Guan Du. | ||
| Zhang Fei (Yide) | 張飛 (益德) | 張飛 (益德) |
Sworn brother of Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Second of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Zhang He (Junyi) | 張郃 (儁乂) | 張郃 (儁乂) |
Originally under Yuan Shao, defected to Wei. Died battling Zhuge Liang. | ||
| Zhang Jue | 張角 | 張角 |
Founder of the Yellow Scarves. Self-titled ‘Lord of Heaven’. | ||
| Zhang Liao (Wenyuan) | 張遼 (文遠) | 張遼 (文遠) |
Served in Wei after Cao Cao defeated Lü Bu. Close friend of Guan Yu. | ||
| Zhao Yun (Zilong) | 趙雲 (子龍) | 趙雲 (子龍) |
Served Shu. Highly trusted by Liu Bei. Fourth of the Five Tiger Generals. | ||
| Zhou Tai (Youping) | 周泰 (幼平) | 周泰 (幼平) |
Wu officer who Saved Sun Quan’s life, and was loved dearly in return. | ||
| Zhou Yu (Gongjin) | 周瑜 (公瑾) | 周瑜 (公瑾) |
Skilled war commander of Wu. Commanded Wu forces at the Battle of Chibi. | ||
| Zhuge Liang (Kongming) | 諸葛亮 (孔明) | 諸葛亮 (孔明) |
Mastermind of Shu’s rise as a great power. Also known as ‘Sleeping Dragon’. | ||
| Zuo Ci (Yuanfang) | 左慈 (元放) | 左慈 (元放) |
Taoist named ‘Master Black Horn’. Trained in the occult at Emei Mountain. | ||
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