List of The Book and the Sword characters

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The following is a list of characters from the novel The Book and the Sword by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Some of these characters also appear in the novel Other Tales of the Flying Fox, also by Jin Yong.

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Main characters [edit]

  • Huoqingtong (Chinese: 霍青桐; Mandarin Pinyin: Huòqīngtóng; Jyutping: Fok3-cing1-tung4) is Muzhuolun's older daughter. She falls in love with Chen Jialuo when he helps her tribe recover the Quran that was stolen from them. She is a martial arts expert and a resourceful military tactician.
  • Kasili (traditional Chinese: 喀絲麗; simplified Chinese: 喀丝丽; Mandarin Pinyin: Kǎsīlì; Jyutping: Haak3-si1-lai6), also known as Princess Fragrance (Chinese: 香香公主; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiāngxiāng Gōngzhǔ; Jyutping: Hoeng1-hoeng1 Gung1-zyu2), is Huoqingtong's younger sister. She meets Chen Jialuo and falls in love with him. She is captured by the Qianlong Emperor, who forces her to be his concubine. She agrees but commits suicide to warn Chen when she discovers that the emperor is going back on his word. This character is based on the Fragrant Concubine.

Red Flower Society [edit]

The Red Flower Society (traditional Chinese: 紅花會; simplified Chinese: 红花会; Mandarin Pinyin: Hónghuā Huì; Jyutping: Hung4-faa1 Wui2) is a secret organisation that aims to overthrow the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty and restore Han Chinese rule in China.

  • Wen Tailai (traditional Chinese: 文泰來; simplified Chinese: 文泰来; Mandarin Pinyin: Wén Tàilái; Jyutping: Man4 Taai3-loi4), nicknamed "Thunderbolt Hand" (Chinese: 奔雷手; Mandarin Pinyin: Bēn Léi Shǒu; Jyutping: Ban1 Leoi4 Sau2), is the fourth leader of the society. At the start of the novel, he is ambushed and captured by forces sent by the Qianlong Emperor. His fellows make several attempts to rescue him before eventually succeeding.
  • Xu Tianhong (Chinese: 徐天宏; Mandarin Pinyin: Xú Tiānhóng; Jyutping: Ceoi4 Tin1-wang4), nicknamed "Military Zhuge" (traditional Chinese: 武諸葛; simplified Chinese: 武诸葛; Mandarin Pinyin: Wǔ Zhūgě; Jyutping: Mou5 Zyu1-got3), is the seventh leader of the society. He serves as the society's de facto strategist and plans all their missions and activities, and is hence nicknamed "Military Zhuge" after Zhuge Liang. He was originally at odds with Zhou Qi and often argues with her, but eventually falls in love with her and marries her after they brave danger together.
  • Yu Yutong (traditional Chinese: 余魚同; simplified Chinese: 余鱼同; Mandarin Pinyin: Yú Yútóng; Jyutping: Jyu4 Jyu4-tung4), nicknamed "Golden Flute Scholar" (Chinese: 金笛秀才; Mandarin Pinyin: Jīndí Xìucái; Jyutping: Gam1-dek6 Sau3-coi4), is the 14th leader of the society. He has a crush on Wen Tailai's wife Luo Bing, and when she was feeling down after her husband was captured, he tries to comfort her and confesses his love to her, but she immediately rejects him and scolds him for having such immoral thoughts, causing him to feel ashamed of himself. At the same time, Yu Yutong is also aware that Li Yuanzhi has romantic feelings for him but he has been treating her coldly all this while because he still maintains his crush on Luo Bing. In the middle of the novel, he feels guilty for having hurt both Luo Bing and Li Yuanzhi emotionally, and tries to become a Buddhist monk to escape from vicissitudes of life. However, when he learns that the society is in trouble, he decides to return to secular life to help them. With help from his fellows, he eventually accepts Li Yuanzhi's love and marries her.

Wudang Sect [edit]

Further information: Wudang Sect
  • Zhang Zhaozhong (traditional Chinese: 張昭重; simplified Chinese: 张昭重; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Zhāozhòng; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Ziu1-zung6), nicknamed "Fiery Hand Judge" (Chinese: 火手判官; Mandarin Pinyin: Huóshǒu Pànguān; Jyutping: Fo2-sau2 Pun3-gun1), is one of the antagonists in the novel. He is tempted by wealth and fame, and decides to leave Wudang and serve the Qing government. He becomes a trusted henchman of the Qianlong Emperor and executes his lord's orders ruthlessly. He is defeated by Chen Jialuo and his companions in the middle of the story and taken back to Wudang by Ma Zhen for rehabilitation. He murders Ma Zhen later and escapes from Wudang to rejoin Qing forces. He is eventually defeated by Chen Jialuo in northwestern China and killed by ravenous wolves.
  • Ma Zhen (traditional Chinese: 馬真; simplified Chinese: 马真; Mandarin Pinyin: Mǎ Zhēn; Jyutping: Maa5 Zan1) is the leader of Wudang and the senior of Lu Feiqing and Zhang Zhaozhong. He is also Yu Yutong's teacher. When Zhang Zhaozhong was defeated by Chen Jialuo and his friends in the middle of the novel, he pleads with them to spare Zhang's life, promising that he will reform his junior. However, Zhang murders him later and escapes from Wudang.
  • Lu Feiqing (traditional Chinese: 陸菲青; simplified Chinese: 陆菲青; Mandarin Pinyin: Lù Fēiqīng; Jyutping: Luk6 Fei1-cing1) is Ma Zhen's junior and Zhang Zhaozhong's senior. To evade from his enemies, he disguises himself as a scholar and becomes a private tutor to Li Yuanzhi. By chance, Li discovers his skill in dart throwing and learns that he is actually a Wudang swordsman. He agrees to teach Li martial arts after she keeps pestering him. He becomes a key ally of the Red Flower Society.

Shaolin Sect [edit]

Further information: Shaolin Sect
  • Tianhong (Chinese: 天虹; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānhóng; Jyutping: Tin1-hung4) is the abbot of Shaolin. He sparred with Chen Jialuo once when the latter visited Shaolin. He is killed when the Qing soldiers burn down Shaolin Monastery.

Qing forces [edit]

  • Fuk'anggan (Chinese: 福康安; Mandarin Pinyin: Fúkāng'ān; Jyutping: Fuk1-hong1-on1) is a military general. He is actually an illegitimate son of the Qianlong Emperor and he resembles his uncle Chen Jialuo in appearance. The emperor appoints him as chief of the security forces in the capital Beijing. In the final battle at the palace, he is captured by the Red Flower Society's members, who use him as a hostage to force the emperor to come to a truce with them.
  • Zhaohui (Chinese: 兆惠; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhàohuì; Jyutping: Siu6-wai6) is a military general leading a Qing army garrisoned in northwestern China. A calculative, ruthless and experienced military commander, he uses tough means to enforce discipline in his army. He attacks the Islamic tribes and annihilates them.

Scholars, poets and artists [edit]

Allies and associates of the Red Flower Society [edit]

Iron Courage Manor [edit]

Iron Courage Manor (traditional Chinese: 鐵膽莊; simplified Chinese: 铁胆庄; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiédǎn Zhuāng; Jyutping: Tit3-daam2 Zong1) is a manor owned by Zhou Zhongying. He and his family lived there until the manor was destroyed by fire.

  • Zhou Zhongying (Chinese: 周仲英; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhōu Zhòngyīng; Jyutping: Zau1 Zung6-jing1) is the master of the manor and a reputable martial artist in the jianghu. He kills his only son in anger after learning that the boy has disgraced him, but he deeply regrets later and tries to hide his remorse to contain his pride. He becomes a close ally of the Red Flower Society and intends to let his son-in-law Xu Tianhong become his successor because he has already lost his only son.
  • Zhou Zhongying's wife is the mother of Zhou Qi and Zhou Yingjie. She resents her husband and leaves him after he killed their son in anger. Zhou Zhongying deeply regrets his action later and tries to patch up with his wife again. With help from Zhou Qi and the Red Flower Society, the Zhou couple eventually reconcile with each other.
  • Zhou Qi (traditional Chinese: 周綺; simplified Chinese: 周绮; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhōu Qí; Jyutping: Zau1 Ji2) is Zhou Zhongying's daughter. She was originally at odds with Xu Tianhong and often bickers and argues with him. The two of them forge close ties after braving danger and narrowly escaping death together, and are married eventually.
  • Zhou Yingjie (traditional Chinese: 周英傑; simplified Chinese: 周英杰; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhōu Yīngjié; Jyutping: Zau1 Jing1-git6) is Zhou Zhongying's 10-year-old son. Zhang Zhaozhong taunts him when he refuses to reveal Wen Tailai's hiding place. The indignant boy responds to the insults and unsuspectingly spills the beans. Wen Tailai and Luo Bing have no choice but to come out and fight with Zhang Zhaozhong and his men. They are outnumbered and Wen is injured and captured. Zhou Zhongying was not at home when these events took place. When he returns later and learns that his son had disgraced him by (unintentionally) betraying a fellow martial artist, he is so overwhelmed by fury that he kills his son.

Others [edit]

  • Li Yuanzhi (Chinese: 李沅芷; Mandarin Pinyin: Lǐ Yuánzhí; Jyutping: Lei5 Jyun4-zi2) is Li Kexiu's daughter and Lu Feiqing's student. She develops romantic feelings for Yu Yutong but he often gives her the cold shoulder as he has a crush on Luo Bing. Towards the end of the novel, Yu Yutong finally accepts her love and they are married.
  • Yuan Shixiao (Chinese: 袁士宵; Mandarin Pinyin: Yuán Shìxiāo; Jyutping: Jyun4 Si6-siu1), nicknamed "Eccentric Hero of the Heavenly Pool" (traditional Chinese: 天池怪俠; simplified Chinese: 天池怪侠; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānchí Guàixiá; Jyutping: Tin1-ci4 Gwaai3-hap6), is an eccentric martial artist living on Mount Heaven. He teaches Chen Jialuo martial arts and imparts his famous skill "Hundred Flowers Fist" (百花錯拳) to Chen. He has a crush on Guan Mingmei and has never given up on her even after she married Chen Zhengde. He often bickers and argues with her husband.
  • Huo'ayi (Chinese: 霍阿伊; Mandarin Pinyin: Huò'āyī; Jyutping: Fok3-aa3-ji1) is Muzhuolun's son and an elder brother of Huoqingtong and Kasili.

Other characters [edit]

  • Yuruyi (Chinese: 玉如意; Mandarin Pinyin: Yùrúyì; Jyutping: Juk6-jyu4-ji3) is a courtesan from Hangzhou. She entertains the Qianlong Emperor during his meeting with Chen Jialuo and seduces him with her charms. Later, she lures Qianlong into a trap and the emperor is captured by the Red Flower Society's members and held hostage in Liuhe Pagoda.

See also [edit]

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