Hua Mulan

Hua Mulan
花木蘭
Mulan as depicted in the album Gathering Gems of Beauty (畫麗珠萃秀); ca 18th century.
First appearance
  • Ballad of Mulan
  • ca 6th century
In-universe information
GenderFemale
OccupationCavalry soldier
OriginNorthern Wei regime
Hua Mulan
Traditional Chinese花木蘭
Simplified Chinese花木兰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuā Mùlán
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHua Muhlan
Wade–GilesHua1 Mu4-lan2
Yale RomanizationHwā Mùlán
IPA[xwá mû.lǎn]
Gan
RomanizationFa1 Muk6-lan4
Hakka
RomanizationFa Muklan
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFā Muhk-làahn
JyutpingFaa1 Muk6laan4
IPA[fa˥ mʊk̚˨lan˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHoa Bo̍k-lân
Tâi-lôHua Bo̍k-lân
Middle Chinese
Middle ChineseHwæ Muk-lan
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*qʷʰˤra C.mˤok-k.rˤan

Hua Mulan (traditional Chinese: 花木蘭; simplified Chinese: 花木兰; pinyin: Huā Mùlán) is a legendary Chinese folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century AD) of Chinese history. Hua Mulan is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.