"Shi Hao" redirects here. For the Chinese bobsledder, see Shi Hao (bobsledder).
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Posthumous name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
諡號/謚號
Simplified Chinese
谥号
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
shì hào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
si3 hou6
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
thụy hiệu
Chữ Hán
諡號
Korean name
Hangul
시호
Hanja
諡號
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
siho
Japanese name
Kanji
諡号
Hiragana
しごう / おくりごう
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn
shigō/okurigō
A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or reputation, the title is assigned after death and essentially replaces the name used during life. Although most posthumous names are given to royalty, some posthumous names are given to honour significant people without hereditary titles, such as courtiers or military generals.
To create a posthumous name, one or more adjectives are inserted before the deceased's title. The name of the state or domain of the owner may be added to avoid ambiguity.
A posthumousname is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China...
In China, posthumousnames were conferred upon Emperors, Empresses, and notable officials by the imperial court up until the fall of Qing dynasty in 1911...
posthumous titles (shì 諡; 谥 or shìhào 諡號; 谥号). Commoners possessed only a personal name (ming), and the modern concept of a "surname" or "family name"...
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