Caishi appears as a minor character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. As a female officer, she has no talent for war nor does she have enough leadership qualities to lead armies effectively. She also lacks special skills that most characters have. Instead, her strengths lie more on domestic affairs. In the eleventh title, she only appears during the first to fifth scenarios. The twelfth title lists her birth and death years as 159 and 208 respectively.