--- title: "Chinese Warrior and Emperor Names: Generals, Women Warriors, Three Kingdoms and Kung Fu Heroes With Sound" description: "63 real names from Chinese history and legend, from 秦始皇 and 武则天 to 关羽, 花木兰 and 黄飞鸿: emperors, generals, women warriors, Three Kingdoms and kung fu heroes, each in Chinese with pinyin, who they were and sound." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-warrior-and-emperor-names" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Free · 63 names # Chinese warrior and emperor names [Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E7%A7%A6%E5%A7%8B%E7%9A%87%20%E5%88%98%E9%82%A6%20%E6%B1%89%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%9D%20%E5%94%90%E5%A4%AA%E5%AE%97%20%E6%AD%A6%E5%88%99%E5%A4%A9%20%E5%94%90%E7%8E%84%E5%AE%97%20%E8%B5%B5%E5%8C%A1%E8%83%A4%20%E6%88%90%E5%90%89%E6%80%9D%E6%B1%97%20%E5%BF%BD%E5%BF%85%E7%83%88%20%E6%9C%B1%E5%85%83%E7%92%8B%20%E5%BA%B7%E7%86%99%20%E4%B9%BE%E9%9A%86%20%E6%85%88%E7%A6%A7%20%E6%BA%A5%E4%BB%AA%20%E5%A7%9C%E5%AD%90%E7%89%99%20%E5%AD%99%E6%AD%A6%20%E7%99%BD%E8%B5%B7%20%E9%A1%B9%E7%BE%BD%20%E9%9F%A9%E4%BF%A1%20%E6%9D%8E%E5%B9%BF%20%E9%9C%8D%E5%8E%BB%E7%97%85%20%E5%B2%B3%E9%A3%9E%20%E6%88%9A%E7%BB%A7%E5%85%89%20%E9%83%91%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%20%E8%8A%B1%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%B0%20%E7%A9%86%E6%A1%82%E8%8B%B1%20%E6%A2%81%E7%BA%A2%E7%8E%89%20%E7%A7%A6%E8%89%AF%E7%8E%89%20%E6%9B%B9%E6%93%8D%20%E5%88%98%E5%A4%87%20%E5%AD%99%E6%9D%83%20%E8%AF%B8%E8%91%9B%E4%BA%AE%20%E5%85%B3%E7%BE%BD%20%E5%BC%A0%E9%A3%9E%20%E8%B5%B5%E4%BA%91%20%E5%90%95%E5%B8%83%20%E5%91%A8%E7%91%9C%20%E5%8F%B8%E9%A9%AC%E6%87%BF%20%E9%A9%AC%E8%B6%85%20%E9%BB%84%E5%BF%A0%20%E5%85%B8%E9%9F%A6%20%E9%BB%84%E9%A3%9E%E9%B8%BF%20%E9%9C%8D%E5%85%83%E7%94%B2%20%E5%8F%B6%E9%97%AE%20%E6%9D%8E%E5%B0%8F%E9%BE%99%20%E6%96%B9%E4%B8%96%E7%8E%89%20%E6%AD%A6%E6%9D%BE%20%E6%9E%97%E5%86%B2%20%E9%B2%81%E6%99%BA%E6%B7%B1%20%E5%AE%8B%E6%B1%9F%20%E9%83%AD%E9%9D%96%20%E9%BB%84%E8%93%89%20%E6%9D%A8%E8%BF%87%20%E5%B0%8F%E9%BE%99%E5%A5%B3%20%E4%BB%A4%E7%8B%90%E5%86%B2%20%E5%BC%A0%E6%97%A0%E5%BF%8C%20%E9%9F%A6%E5%B0%8F%E5%AE%9D%20%E4%BE%A0%20%E4%BE%A0%E5%AE%A2%20%E5%89%91%E5%AE%A2%20%E6%AD%A6%E4%BE%A0%20%E5%B0%86%E5%86%9B%20%E7%9A%87%E5%B8%9D) Speed ## Emperors and empresses qín秦shǐ始huáng皇 Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), first emperor of China liú刘bāng邦 Liu Bang (256-195 BC), founder of the Han dynasty hàn汉wǔ武dì帝 Emperor Wu of Han (156-87 BC) táng唐tài太zōng宗 Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin, 599-649) wǔ武zé则tiān天 Wu Zetian (624-705, the only empress regnant of China) táng唐xuán玄zōng宗 Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685-762) zhào赵kuāng匡yìn胤 Zhao Kuangyin (927-976), founder of the Song dynasty chéng成jí吉sī思hán汗 Genghis Khan hū忽bì必liè烈 Kublai Khan (founder of the Yuan dynasty) zhū朱yuán元zhāng璋 Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), founding emperor of the Ming dynasty kāng康xī熙 Kangxi Emperor (reigned 1661-1722) of the Qing dynasty qián乾lóng隆 Qianlong (Qing emperor, reigned 1735-1796) cí慈xǐ禧 Cixi (1835-1908), Empress Dowager of the late Qing pǔ溥yí仪 Puyi (1906-1967, last Qing emperor) ## Generals and warriors jiāng姜zǐ子yá牙 Jiang Ziya (strategist of the early Zhou dynasty) sūn孙wǔ武 Sun Wu (Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War) bái白qǐ起 Bai Qi (Qin general, died 257 BC) xiàng项yǔ羽 Xiang Yu (232-202 BC, warlord who fought Liu Bang) hán韩xìn信 Han Xin (died 196 BC, general of the founding Han emperor) lǐ李guǎng广 Li Guang (died 119 BC), Han dynasty general huò霍qù去bìng病 Huo Qubing (Western Han general, 140-117 BC) yuè岳fēi飞 Yue Fei (1103-1142, Song dynasty general) qī戚jì继guāng光 Qi Jiguang (1528-1588, Ming general who fought Japanese pirates) zhèng郑chéng成gōng功 Koxinga (Ming loyalist who took Taiwan from the Dutch) ## Women warriors huā花mù木lán兰 Hua Mulan (legendary heroine) mù穆guì桂yīng英 Mu Guiying (legendary woman general of the Song dynasty) liáng梁hóng红yù玉 Liang Hongyu (Southern Song woman general) qín秦liáng良yù玉 Qin Liangyu (1574-1648), Ming dynasty woman general ## Heroes of the Three Kingdoms cáo曹cāo操 Cao Cao (155-220), warlord of the late Han and founder of Wei liú刘bèi备 Liu Bei (161-223, founder of the Shu Han kingdom) sūn孙quán权 Sun Quan (founder of the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period) zhū诸gě葛liàng亮 Zhuge Liang (181-234), strategist of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period guān关yǔ羽 Guan Yu (d. 220), general of Shu Han zhāng张fēi飞 Zhang Fei (general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms) zhào赵yún云 Zhao Yun (general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms) lǚ吕bù布 Lu Bu (died 198, warrior of the late Han dynasty) zhōu周yú瑜 Zhou Yu (175-210, general of Eastern Wu) sī司mǎ马yì懿 Sima Yi (179-251), Wei strategist of the Three Kingdoms mǎ马chāo超 Ma Chao (176-222), Three Kingdoms general huáng黄zhōng忠 Huang Zhong (Three Kingdoms general) diǎn典wéi韦 Dian Wei (died 197 AD), bodyguard of Cao Cao ## Kung fu masters huáng黄fēi飞hóng鸿 Wong Fei-hung (1847-1925, Cantonese martial artist and folk hero) huò霍yuán元jiǎ甲 Huo Yuanjia (Chinese martial artist, 1868-1910) yè叶wèn问 Ip Man (martial arts master) lǐ李xiǎo小lóng龙 Bruce Lee (1940-1973) fāng方shì世yù玉 Fang Shiyu (legendary martial arts hero) ## Heroes of the great novels wǔ武sōng松 Wu Song (hero of the novel Water Margin) lín林chōng冲 Lin Chong (hero of the novel Water Margin) lǔ鲁zhì智shēn深 Lu Zhishen (monk hero in Water Margin) sòng宋jiāng江 Song Jiang (leader of the outlaws in Water Margin) guō郭jìng靖 Guo Jing (hero of Jin Yong's The Legend of the Condor Heroes) huáng黄róng蓉 Huang Rong (heroine of Jin Yong's The Legend of the Condor Heroes) yáng杨guò过 Yang Guo (hero of Jin Yong's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes) xiǎo小lóng龙nǚ女 Xiaolongnü (heroine of The Return of the Condor Heroes) lìng令hú狐chōng冲 Linghu Chong (hero of the martial arts novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer) zhāng张wú无jì忌 Zhang Wuji (hero of Jin Yong's The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber) wéi韦xiǎo小bǎo宝 Wei Xiaobao (protagonist of Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron) ## Words for a hero xiá侠 knight-errant; chivalrous person xiá侠kè客 knight-errant; chivalrous swordsman jiàn剑kè客 swordsman wǔ武xiá侠 martial arts chivalry (genre, as in wuxia novels) jiāng将jūn军 general (military rank) huáng皇dì帝 emperor ## Who was the first emperor of China? 秦始皇 (qínshǐhuáng, Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China), who united China in 221 BC and took the title 皇帝 (huángdì, emperor) for himself. ## Who are the famous Chinese women warriors? 花木兰 (huāmùlán, Hua Mulan) of legend, who fought in her father’s place; 穆桂英 (mùguìyīng, Mu Guiying), the Song general of the Yang family stories; and two real generals, 梁红玉 (liánghóngyù, Liang Hongyu) of the Southern Song and 秦良玉 (qínliángyù, Qin Liangyu, Ming dynasty woman general) of the Ming. ## Who is the most famous Chinese warrior? 关羽 (guānyǔ, Guan Yu, general of Shu Han) of the Three Kingdoms, so honoured that he was made a god, 关公 (Guāngōng); and 岳飞 (yuèfēi, Yue Fei), the Song general remembered for his loyalty. ## What does 侠 mean? 侠 (xiá, knight-errant): the wandering hero of Chinese stories who fights for the weak. 武侠 (wǔxiá) novels, like Jin Yong’s, are about them, with heroes like 郭靖 and 令狐冲. ## 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