An examination of the two-syllable names in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
If we purely talk about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are only five people who actually existed in history and had genuine two-syllable names. (Leave analysis at the end of the article). The rest of the people who seem to have two-character names are as follows:
1. Transliteration of ethnic minorities:
Ahui Nan: Chapter 87, Meng Huoguan The owner of the third cave was captured by Zhang Yi during the Shu army's southern expedition. After his release, he was captured and killed.
Cheliji: Chapter 94, King of Xiqiang
Dong Dana: Chapter 87, Marshal of the Second Cave of Meng Huo. Captured by Zhang Yi. He was killed after being released.
Ehe Shaoge: Chapter 19, Qiang general. He committed suicide after defeat.
Three knots of golden rings: Chapter 87, Meng Huo was the marshal of the first cave. Kill for Zhao Yun.
Ke Bineng: Chapter 85, King of Xianbei Kingdom in Liaodong.
Busy Teeth: Chapter 87, General Meng Huo. Behead for Ma Dai.
Shamoko: Chapter 82, King of Barbarians. The army was defeated and was killed by Zhou Tai.
Wutu Bone: Chapter 90, the king of Ugo Kingdom was burned to death for Zhuge Liang.
2. It is a compound surname rather than a two-character name:
Chun Yuqiong: Three times, Zuojun Xiaowei, Yuan Shao general. Lost the Wuchao and killed him for Shao.
Chun Yu Dao: Chapter 41, Cao Ren’s general was killed by Zhao Yun.
Chun Yu Dan: Chapter 84, General Wu.
Puyang Xing: Chapter 120, Prime Minister Wu. Beheaded by Sun Hao.
Guanqiu Jian: Chapter 150, governor of Youzhou in Wei, governor of Yangzhou, courtesy name Zhonggong, Wenxi people in Hedong. Kill for Song Bai.
Guanqiudian: Chapter 100, the eldest son of Guanqiu Jian.
3. The author made a mistake in reading the historical text:
Wuhuan touches: Chapter 33, the governor of Youzhou, surrendered to Cao Cao, and added the general Zhenbei. (According to research, this person's name is a mispronunciation of the sentence. "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Yuan Shao Biography" records: "Shang and Xi were attacked by their generals Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan, and rushed to Wuhuan in western Liaoning. They were named Youzhou Governor, and drove the leader The prefects of various counties carried Yuan Xiang Cao on his back... "The contact is burning.)
Cao Anmin: Chapter 16, Cao Cao's nephew, Zhang Xiujun killed him. ("Three Kingdoms·Wei Shu·Wudi Ji": "The Duke fought, the army was defeated, and he was hit by stray arrows. The eldest son Ang, his disciple An, and Min were killed." They were actually Cao An and Cao Min.)
Prince's Clothes: Chapter 20, Han Dynasty Minister, the incident of the clothing and belt edict happened, and he was killed for cao. (The annotation of "Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of the First Master" quoted from "Notes on the Daily Life of Emperor Xian" has "Cheng Sui Fu said: '...Now I and Zi You are like this.'") It can be seen that the prince Fu Ming Fu, named Zi You. "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Dong Zhuo" calls him "the king's uniform of partial general")
Hu Chi'er: Nine times, Niu Fu's confidant was killed by Lu Bu. (The Biography of Dong Zhuo in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty quotes Liu Ai's "Records of Xiandi": "Hu Chi'er and others under the auxiliary account always treated him too hastily, so he gave them all his family treasures, and brought more than twenty gold cakes and large white pearls with him. Hu He said to Fu: "The Hu soldiers took the gold and pearls and beheaded them to go to Chang'an." It can be seen that "Hu" is a clan name, not a surname, and "Chi'er" is the transliteration.)
Hu Che'er. : Chapter 16, Zhang Xiu's partial general can carry 500 kilograms and travel 700 miles in a day. (He is also a Hu.)
Fu Shiren: In Chapter 73, General Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, surrendered to Wu, and then returned to Shu to be chopped up by Liu Bei. ("Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of Guan Yu": "The governor of Nanjun, Mi Fang, is in Jiangling, and the general (Fu) Shiren is stationed at the police station. They all think that Yu (self) underestimates him. When Yu goes out to the army, Fang and Ren provide military supplies. , I didn't know how to save him." It can be seen that this person's name is "Ren", not "Shiren". It is generally believed that "Fu" is a derivative of the character, and this person's surname is Shi.)
4. Mistaken names and names. Famous person:
Xu Zijiang: Once, a native of Runan, author of "Characters". (Named Xu Shao.)
Wu Zilan: Chapter 20, General Zhaoxin of the Han Dynasty, the incident regarding the clothing and belt order came out, and he was killed for cao. (Named Wu Shuo.)
Pang Degong: Chapter 35, from Xiangyang, courtesy name Shanmin, uncle of Pang Tong. ("De Gong" is a Chinese character, but its name has been lost. The so-called "Zi Shanren" is actually his son Zi Shanren, as shown in "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Yimin".
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Meng Gongwei: Chapter 37, a native of Runan and a friend of Zhuge Liang. (Named Meng Jian. "Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Biography of Zhuge Liang": "Gongwei Famous Jian is also famous in Wei.")
Shi Guangyuan: Chapter 37, a native of Yingchuan and a friend of Zhuge Liang. (His name is lost.)
Cui Zhouping: Chapter 37, a native of Boling and a friend of Zhuge Liang. (His name has been lost.)
Huang Chengyan: Chapter 37, Zhuge Liang’s father-in-law. (His name is lost. In the style of "Xiangyang Ji", Degong, Gongwei, Guangyuan, Zhouping and Chengyan are all characters.)
Uncle Cao Wen: Chapter 17, Cao Shuang's younger brother. (His name has been lost. His name comes from Huangfu Mi's "Biography of Lienu", which is silent on everyone. Moreover, Cao Shuang's courtesy name is Zhao Bo, and his younger brother's courtesy name is Wen Shu, which fits the style.)
Liu Yuanqi: Liu Bei’s uncle. (His name has been lost.)
Lü Boxe: Chapter Four, a native of Chenggao, the righteous uncle of Cao Cao. Kill for fuck. (His name has been lost.)
Wei Zhongdao: Chapter 71, Cai Yan’s ex-husband. (His name has been lost.)
Sui Yuanjin: Thirty chapters, General Yuan Shao. He was killed by Cao Bing. (His name has been lost. The annotation of "Three Kingdoms·Wei Shu·Wudi Ji" quotes "The Biography of Cao Man": "Beheading the governor general Sui Yuanjin, the cavalry governor Han Juzi, Lu Weihuang, Zhao Rui, etc., and cutting off the general Chunyu Zhong's bamboo slips", Chunyu Zhong Jian is Chun Yuqiong, in the style of "Cao Man Zhuan", Yuan Jin, Ju Zi and Wei Huang Ying are all characters)
Han Juzi: Chapter 30, General Yuan Shao. (His name has been lost.)
Lu Weihuang: Chapter 30, General Yuan Shao. (His name has been lost.)
Jiang Yiqu: Chapter 31, General Yuan Shao. (His name is lost. I guess it may be Jiang Qi. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Yuan Shao": "Jushou said that Shao could send Jiang Qi as an army to the outside to cut off Cao Cao's money. Shao refused." "Shao and Tan He rode on horseback with the same scarf and crossed the river with eight hundred riders to the north bank of Liyang and entered the camp of his general Jiang Yiqu.")
Liu Ziyang: Chapter 29, Lu Suyou. (His name is lost.)
Yan Baihu: Chapter 15, King De of Soochow, attacked and killed by Dong. ("White Tiger" is his nickname, which is equivalent to "Timely Rain" and "Mother Big Insect" in Water Margin. "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu·Sun Tao Ni Zhuan": "Wu people Yan Baihu and other people, each numbering more than ten thousand, gathered everywhere. Wu Jing and others want to defeat the tiger and others first..." If "White Tiger" is a name, it cannot be called "Tiger and others".)
Sun Shangxiang: Liu Bei's wife, Sun Quan's sister. (My name is Sun Ren.)
Perhaps everyone will protest that I have listed so many people whose names have been lost. Is it just laziness on my part? In fact, it is easy to find that these people whose names have been lost are either mentioned in "Three Kingdoms" in one sentence, or Chen Shou did not mention them, but were supplemented by Pei Songzhi from "Xiangyang Ji" and other books. Since these books record the elders, they generally do not call them by their names, only by their characters. Over time, his name naturally disappeared into obscurity. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records that when Pang Degong was alive, few people knew his name, let alone later generations.
5. Fictional character:
Diao Chan.
General Yang: Chapter 15, General Yuan Shu, has a long history.
Li Chunxiang: Chapter fifty-seven, Huang Kui’s concubine was executed for informing.
Qin Qingtong: Chapter 23, Dong Cheng’s slave, reported to Cao Cao.
Shan Zichun: Chapter 69, the prefect of Langya in Han Dynasty.
Lou Zibo: Chapter 59, a native of Jingzhao, living in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, his Taoist name is Mengmei Jushi.
Wu Anguo: In the fifth chapter, Kong Rong's general used a hammer to break Lu Bu's wrist.
Pei Yuanshao: In the twenty-eighth chapter, he was the Yellow Turban Army and occupied Wolong Mountain with Zhou Cang. Killed by mistake for Zhao Yun.
Cheng Yuanzhi: Once, the Yellow Turban Army was killed by Guan Yu.
Guo Changzi: Chapter twenty-eight, stealing Guan Yu’s horse.
Xing Daorong: Chapter 52, General Lingling, killed by Zhao Yun.
Ma Yuanyi: One time, why did the Yellow Turban Army attack?
Okay, now it’s time to talk about the five “genuine” two-character characters:
Guo Youzhi: Chapter 91, Minister of Shu.
Ma Rixi: Chapter Seven, Taifu.
Zhang Shiping: Once, a horse dealer in Zhongshan.
Xin Xianying: Chapter 17, Sister Xin Chang.
Yin Damu: Chapter 17, Lieutenant Colonel Wei Dian.
What is more interesting here is Yin Damu. I mistakenly regarded him as a bandit in the original post, which was my negligence. In fact, he is indeed Cao Shuang's confidant. "Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Biography of Cao Shuang" annotates "Shiyu": "He also sent Lieutenant Colonel Yin Damu of Shuang's Xindian Hall to call Shuang Shuang" and so on. But the reason why this person is named Yin Damu is worthy of study. I mistakenly thought of him as Li Damu. In the annotation of "Three Kingdoms·Wei Shu·Biography of Zhang Yan", "Dianlue" is quoted: "The commanders of Heishan and Huangjin are not crowned, but have their own names. The one who rides the white horse is called Zhang Baiqi. The one who is said to be nimble and agile is called Zhang Feiyan, the one who is said to be loud is called Zhang Leigong, the one with thick beard calls himself Yu Gangen, and the one with big eyes calls himself Li Damu." (Zhang Feiyan is named Zhang Yan.) It can be seen that among the bandits, they often call themselves "Zhang Feiyan". Characteristics such as a person's appearance are numbers. It is easy to understand that among those who were of humble origin and had no official name, they would be named in a similar way. So does Yin Damu belong to this type of person? "Zizhi Tongjian·Wei Ji 8": "The man in the palace, Yin Damu, is a slave of the Cao family." - OK, just like the masters shouting "Laifu", "Wangcai" and "Xiaoqiang", they said: "Your eyes are so big, let's call you Damu." So the man was called Yin Damu.
Zhang Shiping is a businessman. At that time, "witch doctors, merchants, and workers" were not classified as "good family members". Gongsun Zan was criticized by historians for his sworn sworn relationship with the fortune teller Liu Weitai, the merchant Li Yizi, and Jiaren Le Hedang. Therefore, Zhang Shiping is actually a "pariah".
According to "The Biography of Yuan Shao in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty" quoted from the "Sanfujue Notes": "Ma Rixi, whose courtesy name was Uncle Weng, was a son of Ma Rong's clan." And the "Book of the Han Dynasty, the Biography of Jin Rixi": "Jin Rixi's courtesy name is Uncle Weng, and this Xiongnu will not slaughter the crown prince." It can be seen that the Ma family gave their child this name entirely because of their admiration for Jin Rixi. It can be regarded as a special case in the trend of single-name names.
Guo Youzhi is also special - the word "zhi" may have first appeared as a particle added to the end of a name. Later, it gradually became fixed and became a habit when naming (similar examples include "Gu"). "Su", "Gou" Jian, etc.), "a certain" is a two-character name on the surface, but in fact it can still be regarded as a "single-character + language aid" in the early days. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was rare to have the suffix "Zhi" in the name, but it became a trend during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
It can be seen that among the five people, except for the two who can be regarded as special cases, the rest, a slave, a merchant, and a woman, all have no status in society. Perhaps it can be roughly said: "Double The name is a cheap name." Of course, it would be more interesting if the characters in "Three Kingdoms" could also be researched