General under 刘备 who killed the Wei commander 夏侯渊 at Mount Dingjun in 219. In 三国演义 he is an old archer among the Five Tiger Generals, and his name stands for 老当益壮, vigour in old age.
Huang Zhong cut down Xiahou Yuan at Mount Dingjun.
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The idiom 宝刀不老, 'the fine blade has not aged', for someone still at the top of their game, comes from him: in 三国演义 the Wei general Zhang He mocks his age, and he snaps back that the blade in his hand is not old.
memory
忠 means 'loyal', fitting for the old general whose name literally reads 'Yellow Loyalty' and who refused to retire from his lord's service.
