List of posthumous names

In China, posthumous names were conferred upon Emperors, Empresses, and notable officials by the imperial court up until the fall of Qing dynasty in 1911. The following list is limited to officials. The name is most often used in the combination surname + posthumous name + "gong 公," as appears in all formal references.

During Ming and Qing dynasties, posthumous names of officials were formalized and fixed at two characters. The first character Wen 文 was typically only given to those who had obtained Jinshi degree and served in the Hanlin Academy. Among all posthumous names, Wenzheng 文正 was considered the most prestigious, followed by Wenzhong 文忠, etc.

Terms used in posthumous names
The "Rules for Posthumous Names" section of the Lost Book of Zhou features an elaborate explanation of the terms used in posthumous names. Entries are sorted according to alphabetical order based on pinyin romanization.

{{legend|green|Praises (上諡)}} {{legend|blue|Neutral terms (中諡)}} {{legend|red|Deprecations (下諡)}}

Wen 文

 * Wen 文
 * Han Yu 韓愈
 * Bai Juyi 白居易
 * Wang Anshi 王安石
 * Zhu Xi 朱熹
 * Wencheng 文成
 * Liu Ji 劉基
 * Wang Yangming 王阳明
 * Wending 文定
 * Liu Kezhuang 劉克莊
 * Shen Shixing 申時行
 * Xu Guangqi 徐光啟
 * Wenhe 文和
 * Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉
 * Wenmin 文敏
 * Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫
 * Dong Qichang 董其昌
 * Wenxiang 文襄
 * Zuo Zongtang 左宗棠
 * Zhang Zhidong 張之洞
 * Wenzhen 文貞
 * Wei Zheng 魏徵
 * Xu Jie 徐階
 * Wenzheng 文正
 * Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹
 * Sima Guang 司馬光
 * Xu Heng 許衡
 * Wu Cheng 吳澄
 * Li Dongyang 李東陽
 * Xie Qian 謝遷
 * Zeng Guofan 曾國藩
 * Wenzhong 文忠
 * Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修
 * Su Shi 蘇軾
 * Zhang Juzheng 張居正
 * Lin Zexu 林則徐
 * Li Hongzhang 李鴻章

Wu 武

 * Wumu 武穆
 * Yue Fei 岳飛
 * Wuning 武寧
 * Xu Da 徐達
 * Wulie 武烈
 * Sun Jian 孫堅

Others

 * Zhongsu 忠肅
 * Yu Qian 于謙
 * Zhongwu 忠武
 * Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮
 * Han Shizhong 韓世忠
 * Chang Yuchun 常遇春
 * Yi Sun-sin 李舜臣
 * Zhongzheng 忠正
 * Shi Kefa 史可法