Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese)/Name list example

Many Chinese, especially high-class ones, had a great number of names. And any of these names may appear in literature without reference to another. There have been several methods currently employed on Wikipedia already. The following examples used are based on Kangxi Emperor of China. Please consider which of the following format is most easy-to-read for both editors and readers.

List

Easy to see where a new name begins

Given name: Hiowan Yei in Manchu; Xuan Ye (玄燁 xuan2 ye4) in Chinese
Era name: Elhe Taifin in Manchu; Kangxi (康熙 kang1 xi1) in Chinese
Temple name: Sheng Zu (聖祖 sheng4 zu3)
Posthumous name: Emperor Hetian-hongyuan-wenhuruizhe-hongjiankuan-yuxiaojing-chengxin-gongderen (合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝)
Posthumous name (short): Emperor Ren (仁皇帝 ren2 huang2 di4)
Lived: 1654-1722
Reigned: 1661-1722

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Given Name	Hiowan Yei in Manchu; Xuan Ye (玄燁 xuan2 ye4) in Chinese
Era name	Elhe Taifin in Manchu; Kangxi (康熙 kang1 xi1) in Chinese
Temple name	Sheng Zu (聖祖 sheng4 zu3)
Posthumous name	Emperor Hetian-hongyuan-wenhuruizhe-hongjiankuan-yuxiaojing-chengxin-gongderen (合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝)
Posthumous name (short)	Emperor Ren (仁皇帝 ren2 huang2 di4)

Lived	1654-1722
Reigned	1661-1722

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Given Name: Hiowan Yei in Manchu; Xuan Ye (玄燁 xuan2 ye4) in Chinese
Era name: Elhe Taifin in Manchu; Kangxi (康熙 kang1 xi1) in Chinese
Temple name: Sheng Zu (聖祖 sheng4 zu3)
Posthumous name: Emperor Hetian-hongyuan-wenhuruizhe-hongjiankuan-yuxiaojing-chengxin-gongderen (合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝)
Posthumous name (short): Emperor Ren (仁皇帝 ren2 huang2 di4)
Lived: 1654-1722
Reigned: 1661-1722

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Given name: Hiowan Yei in Manchu; Xuan Ye (玄燁 xuan2 ye4) in Chinese

Era name: Elhe Taifin in Manchu; Kangxi (康熙 kang1 xi1) in Chinese

Temple name: Sheng Zu (聖祖 sheng4 zu3)

Posthumous name: Emperor Hetian-hongyuan-wenhuruizhe-hongjiankuan-yuxiaojing-chengxin-gongderen (合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝)

Posthumous name (short): Emperor Ren (仁皇帝 ren2 huang2 di4)

Lived: 1654-1722

Reigned: 1661-1722

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