The following is a list of characters in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

Name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Wade-Giles Description
Jia Baoyu 贾宝玉 賈寶玉 Jiǎ​ Bǎo​yù Chia Pao-yu

The main protagonist. His given name means precious jade. The adolescent son of Jia Zheng (賈政) and his wife, Lady Wang (王夫人). Born with a piece of luminescent jade in his mouth (the Stone), Baoyu is the heir apparent to the Rongguo line (榮國府).


Dream of Red Chamber edit

Please feel free to add details to the main article or character pages. I appreciate your input to the main article. Do enjoy the novel and help improve the character pages for this novel, which as of now is still lacking. DORC (talk) 15:55, 11 June 2010 (UTC)Reply