The Five Flying Knives are the set of throwing knives carried by Lady Zhurong in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Chinese canonical name follows the novel’s wording: 五口飞刀.
Lady Zhurong’s Ranged Weapon
Lady Zhurong carries the five knives on her person and uses them from a distance in battle. They give her a ranged attack that contrasts with the long weapons and close combat surrounding her.
A Set of Five
The number is part of the weapon image. The knives should read as a coordinated carried set rather than as a generic article about every kind of throwing knife.
Within the Southern Campaign
The weapon belongs to Lady Zhurong’s role in the southern campaign and connects directly with the episodes commonly grouped under the Seven Captures of Meng Huo.
CG Visual Language
- five carried throwing knives
- Lady Zhurong as primary bearer
- clear ranged-weapon action
- southern campaign context
- no unsupported magical properties