甄士隐	Zhen1 Shi4yin3	Chapter 1. Courtesy name 士隐; personal name 甄费. Father of 甄英莲 (later 香菱); husband of 封氏. The name is a pun on 真事隐, 'true events concealed'.
士隐	Shi4yin3	甄士隐; see 甄士隐.
甄费	Zhen1 Fei4	Personal name of 甄士隐.
贾雨村	Jia3 Yu3cun1	Chapter 1. Personal name 贾化, courtesy name 时飞, style 雨村. Poor scholar who rises in official life; later 林黛玉's tutor. His name participates in the novel's 真/假 wordplay.
雨村	Yu3cun1	贾雨村; see 贾雨村.
贾化	Jia3 Hua4	Personal name of 贾雨村.
时飞	Shi2 Fei1	Courtesy name of 贾雨村.
大荒山	Da4huang1shan1	Chapter 1. Mythic Great Waste Mountain, location of 无稽崖.
无稽崖	Wu2ji1ya2	Chapter 1. Mythic cliff on 大荒山 where 女娲 leaves the unused Stone.
青埂峰	Qing1geng3feng1	Chapter 1. Peak beneath 无稽崖 where the Stone is left; 青埂 echoes 情根, 'root of passion'.
茫茫大士	Mang2mang2 Da4shi4	Chapter 1. Buddhist immortal who travels with 渺渺真人; later appears as the 癞头和尚/癞僧.
癞头和尚	Lai4tou2 He2shang5	The scabby-headed Buddhist monk; later form/title of 茫茫大士.
癞僧	Lai4seng1	The scabby monk; alias/title of 茫茫大士.
渺渺真人	Miao3miao3 Zhen1ren2	Chapter 1. Taoist immortal who travels with 茫茫大士; later appears as 跛足道人.
跛足道人	Bo3zu2 Dao4ren2	The lame Taoist; later form/title of 渺渺真人.
空空道人	Kong1kong1 Dao4ren2	Chapter 1. Taoist who finds and copies the Stone's inscription; later calls himself 情僧.
情僧	Qing2seng1	Later name of 空空道人, 'Monk of Passion'.
孔梅溪	Kong3 Mei2xi1	Chapter 1. Figure named in the framing history of the manuscript; associated with the title 风月宝鉴.
曹雪芹	Cao2 Xue3qin2	Chapter 1 framing attribution. Author traditionally associated with 红楼梦/石头记.
姑苏	Gu1su1	Chapter 1. Old name for Suzhou; home region of 甄士隐.
十里街	Shi2li3jie1	Chapter 1. Street in 姑苏; its name is part of the novel's wordplay.
仁清巷	Ren2qing1xiang4	Chapter 1. Lane off 十里街; location of 葫芦庙. Often read as wordplay on 人情巷.
葫芦庙	Hu2lu2miao4	Chapter 1. Temple near 甄士隐's house; 贾雨村 lodges nearby.
封氏	Feng1shi4	Chapter 1. Wife of 甄士隐; mother of 甄英莲; daughter of 封肃.
甄英莲	Zhen1 Ying1lian2	Chapter 1. Daughter of 甄士隐 and 封氏; kidnapped as a child. Later known as 香菱. Name sounds like 真应怜, 'truly deserving pity'.
英莲	Ying1lian2	甄英莲; later 香菱.
香菱	Xiang1ling2	甄英莲 under her later name. Serves the 薛 household and becomes 薛蟠's concubine; one of the important secondary young women.
西方灵河	Xi1fang1 Ling2he2	Chapter 1. Mythic river beside which 绛珠草 grows.
绛珠草	Jiang4zhu1cao3	Chapter 1. Crimson Pearl Plant, watered by 神瑛侍者; reincarnates as 林黛玉.
绛珠仙子	Jiang4zhu1 Xian1zi3	Immortal form of 绛珠草; pre-existence of 林黛玉.
绛珠	Jiang4zhu1	Short form referring to 绛珠草/绛珠仙子.
三生石	San1sheng1shi2	Chapter 1. 'Stone of Three Lives' near 西方灵河.
赤瑕宫	Chi4xia2gong1	Chapter 1. Mythic palace associated with 神瑛侍者.
神瑛侍者	Shen2ying1 Shi4zhe3	Chapter 1. Divine attendant who waters 绛珠草 with sweet dew; usually associated with 宝玉's pre-existence.
神瑛	Shen2ying1	Short form for 神瑛侍者.
警幻仙子	Jing3huan4 Xian1zi3	Chapter 1/5. Fairy Disenchantment, presiding immortal of 太虚幻境; guides 宝玉 through the dream realm.
警幻仙姑	Jing3huan4 Xian1gu1	Variant title for 警幻仙子.
警幻仙	Jing3huan4xian1	Short form for 警幻仙子.
离恨天	Li2hen4tian1	Mythic 'Heaven of Departing Sorrow', associated with 绛珠 and 太虚幻境.
灌愁海	Guan4chou2hai3	Mythic 'Sea of Brimming Grief', associated with 警幻仙子 and 绛珠.
太虚幻境	Tai4xu1 Huan4jing4	Chapter 5. The Land of Illusion visited by 宝玉 in a dream; contains the registers of the 金陵十二钗.
幻境	Huan4jing4	Illusory realm; usually 太虚幻境.
迷津	Mi2jin1	Chapter 5. Dangerous ford in 太虚幻境, symbolically the 'ford of delusion'.
兼美	Jian1mei3	Chapter 5. Fairy in 宝玉's dream, said to combine the beauties of 黛玉 and 宝钗; also called 可卿 in the dream.
痴梦仙姑	Chi1meng4 Xian1gu1	Chapter 5. Female immortal in 太虚幻境.
引愁金女	Yin3chou2 Jin1nü3	Chapter 5. Female immortal in 太虚幻境.
钟情大士	Zhong1qing2 Da4shi4	Chapter 5. Figure in 太虚幻境; 'Great Being of Devoted Passion'.
度恨菩提	Du4hen4 Pu2ti2	Chapter 5. Figure in 太虚幻境.
木居士	Mu4 Ju1shi4	Chapter 5. Figure connected with crossing 迷津.
北邙山	Bei3mang2shan1	Chapter 1. Mountain associated with graves; meeting place in the frame narrative.
严老爷	Yan2 Lao3ye5	Chapter 1. Acquaintance of 甄士隐.
霍启	Huo4 Qi3	Chapter 1. Servant of 甄士隐 entrusted with 英莲 when she is lost.
封肃	Feng1 Su4	Chapter 1/2. Father of 封氏; father-in-law of 甄士隐.
娇杏	Jiao1xing4	Chapter 1/2. Maid in the 甄 household; later becomes 贾雨村's concubine and then wife.
贾演	Jia3 Yan3	Chapter 2. Founder of the 宁国府 line; original 宁国公; elder brother of 贾源.
宁国公	Ning2guo2gong1	Title of 贾演, founder of the Ningguo branch of the Jia family.
贾源	Jia3 Yuan2	Chapter 2. Founder of the 荣国府 line; original 荣国公; younger brother of 贾演; great-grandfather of 宝玉.
荣国公	Rong2guo2gong1	Title of 贾源, founder of the Rongguo branch of the Jia family.
贾代化	Jia3 Dai4hua4	Chapter 2. Son of 贾演; father of 贾敷 and 贾敬.
贾代善	Jia3 Dai4shan4	Chapter 2. Son of 贾源; husband of 贾母; father of 贾赦, 贾政 and 贾敏.
贾代儒	Jia3 Dai4ru2	Chapter 8. Elder of the Jia clan, master of the family school; grandfather of 贾瑞.
代儒	Dai4ru2	贾代儒; see 贾代儒.
贾代修	Jia3 Dai4xiu1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia clansman of the 代 generation.
贾敷	Jia3 Fu1	Chapter 2. Elder son of 贾代化; brother of 贾敬; dies young.
贾敬	Jia3 Jing4	Chapter 2. Son of 贾代化; father of 贾珍 and 贾惜春. Withdraws to a Taoist temple to pursue alchemy.
贾赦	Jia3 She4	Chapter 2. Elder son of 贾代善 and 贾母; husband of 邢夫人; father of 贾琏, 贾琮 and 贾迎春.
贾政	Jia3 Zheng4	Chapter 2. Younger son of 贾代善 and 贾母; husband of 王夫人; father of 贾珠, 元春, 宝玉, 探春 and 贾环; uncle of 黛玉.
贾敏	Jia3 Min3	Chapter 2. Daughter of 贾代善 and 贾母; wife of 林如海; mother of 林黛玉; sister of 贾赦 and 贾政.
贾珍	Jia3 Zhen1	Chapter 2. Son of 贾敬; head of 宁国府; husband of 尤氏; father of 贾蓉; elder brother of 惜春.
贾蓉	Jia3 Rong2	Chapter 2/6. Son of 贾珍; husband of 秦可卿.
贾琏	Jia3 Lian3	Chapter 2. Son of 贾赦; husband of 王熙凤; father of 巧姐. Called 琏二爷.
琏二爷	Lian3 Er4ye2	Title used for 贾琏.
贾琮	Jia3 Cong2	Chapter 13. Son of 贾赦, half-brother of 贾琏 and 迎春.
贾珠	Jia3 Zhu1	Chapter 2. Deceased elder son of 贾政 and 王夫人; husband of 李纨; father of 贾兰; elder brother of 宝玉.
贾宝玉	Jia3 Bao3yu4	Chapter 2/3. Central male character; son of 贾政 and 王夫人, younger brother of 元春 and 贾珠. Born with the 通灵宝玉.
宝玉	Bao3yu4	Usually 贾宝玉; see 贾宝玉.
贾环	Jia3 Huan2	Chapter 18. Son of 贾政 and 赵姨娘; younger full brother of 探春 and half-brother of 宝玉.
贾瑞	Jia3 Rui4	Chapter 9. Grandson of 贾代儒; courtesy name 天祥. Becomes infatuated with 王熙凤.
天祥	Tian1xiang2	Courtesy name of 贾瑞.
贾璜	Jia3 Huang2	Chapter 10. Distant Jia clansman; husband of 金氏 (璜大奶奶).
贾元春	Jia3 Yuan2chun1	Chapter 2. Eldest daughter of 贾政 and 王夫人; 宝玉's elder sister; imperial consort 贤德妃. One of the 金陵十二钗.
元春	Yuan2chun1	贾元春; see 贾元春.
元妃	Yuan2fei1	Imperial title used for 贾元春.
贤德妃	Xian2de2fei1	Imperial title of 贾元春.
贾迎春	Jia3 Ying2chun1	Chapter 2. Daughter of 贾赦; cousin of 宝玉; later wife of 孙绍祖. One of the 金陵十二钗.
迎春	Ying2chun1	贾迎春; see 贾迎春.
二姑娘	Er4 Gu1niang5	'Second young lady'; usually 贾迎春 in the Jia household.
贾探春	Jia3 Tan4chun1	Chapter 3. Daughter of 贾政 and 赵姨娘; full sister of 贾环, half-sister of 宝玉. Capable household manager; one of the 金陵十二钗.
探春	Tan4chun1	贾探春; see 贾探春.
三姑娘	San1 Gu1niang5	'Third young lady'; usually 贾探春.
贾惜春	Jia3 Xi1chun1	Chapter 3. Daughter of 贾敬; younger sister of 贾珍; raised mainly in 荣国府. One of the 金陵十二钗.
惜春	Xi1chun1	贾惜春; see 贾惜春.
四姑娘	Si4 Gu1niang5	'Fourth young lady'; usually 贾惜春.
贾兰	Jia3 Lan2	Chapter 4. Son of 贾珠 and 李纨; grandson of 贾政 and 王夫人.
贾蔷	Jia3 Qiang2	Chapter 9. Young Jia clansman raised in 宁国府; manages the family theatrical troupe and is close to 龄官.
贾菌	Jia3 Jun1	Chapter 9. Young Jia clansman; son of 娄氏; schoolmate of 贾兰.
贾芸	Jia3 Yun2	Chapter 13/24. Poorer Jia clansman; son of 王嫂子; seeks work in the household and becomes associated with 小红.
贾芹	Jia3 Qin2	Chapter 13/23. Jia clansman, son of 周氏; given management of monks and Taoists at 铁槛寺.
贾巧姐	Jia3 Qiao3jie3	Chapter 22. Daughter of 贾琏 and 王熙凤; one of the 金陵十二钗. 刘姥姥 gives her the name 巧姐.
巧姐	Qiao3jie3	贾巧姐; daughter of 贾琏 and 王熙凤.
贾母	Jia3 Mu3	Chapter 2/3. née 史氏, widow of 贾代善; mother of 贾赦, 贾政 and 贾敏; grandmother of 宝玉 and 黛玉. Matriarch of 荣国府.
史太君	Shi3 Tai4jun1	Honorific for 贾母; literally 'Lady Dowager Shi'.
老太太	Lao3tai4tai5	In the Jia household, usually 贾母.
邢夫人	Xing2 Fu1ren5	Chapter 3. Wife of 贾赦; stepmother, not biological mother, of 贾琏.
邢氏	Xing2shi4	邢夫人; wife of 贾赦.
王夫人	Wang2 Fu1ren5	Chapter 3. Wife of 贾政; mother of 元春, 贾珠 and 宝玉; sister of 王子腾 and 薛姨妈; aunt of 王熙凤.
王氏	Wang2shi4	Usually 王夫人 in early chapters; wife of 贾政.
赵姨娘	Zhao4 Yi2niang5	Chapter 18. Concubine of 贾政; mother of 探春 and 贾环.
周姨娘	Zhou1 Yi2niang5	Chapter 25. Concubine of 贾政.
尤氏	You2shi4	Chapter 5/10. Wife of 贾珍 and mistress of 宁国府; stepmother, not biological mother, of 贾蓉.
林如海	Lin2 Ru2hai3	Chapter 2. Father of 林黛玉; husband of 贾敏; salt censor/official in Yangzhou. Personal name 林海.
如海	Ru2hai3	林如海; see 林如海.
林黛玉	Lin2 Dai4yu4	Chapter 2/3. Daughter of 林如海 and 贾敏; granddaughter of 贾母; cousin and soulmate of 宝玉. Reincarnation of 绛珠仙子; one of the 金陵十二钗.
黛玉	Dai4yu4	林黛玉; see 林黛玉.
林妹妹	Lin2 Mei4mei5	'Younger Cousin Lin'; familiar way 宝玉 and others refer to 林黛玉.
薛姨妈	Xue1 Yi2ma1	Chapter 4. Younger sister of 王夫人 and 王子腾; mother of 薛蟠 and 薛宝钗. Also 薛姨母.
薛姨母	Xue1 Yi2mu3	薛姨妈; mother of 薛蟠 and 薛宝钗.
薛蟠	Xue1 Pan2	Chapter 4. Son of 薛姨妈; elder brother of 宝钗; wealthy and unruly. Courtesy name 文龙.
文龙	Wen2long2	Courtesy name of 薛蟠.
薛公子	Xue1 Gong1zi3	'Young Master Xue'; usually 薛蟠.
薛宝钗	Xue1 Bao3chai1	Chapter 4. Daughter of 薛姨妈; sister of 薛蟠; cousin of 宝玉. Calm, capable, learned; one of the 金陵十二钗.
宝钗	Bao3chai1	薛宝钗; see 薛宝钗.
宝姐姐	Bao3 Jie3jie5	'Elder Sister Bao'; familiar name for 薛宝钗.
薛蝌	Xue1 Ke1	Chapter 49. Cousin/nephew within the Xue family; elder brother of 薛宝琴; later betrothed to 邢岫烟.
薛宝琴	Xue1 Bao3qin2	Chapter 49. Younger sister of 薛蝌; beautiful and widely travelled; guest in the Jia household.
宝琴	Bao3qin2	薛宝琴; see 薛宝琴.
王子腾	Wang2 Zi3teng2	Chapter 3/4. Brother of 王夫人 and 薛姨妈; powerful official; maternal uncle of 宝玉, 宝钗 and 薛蟠.
王子胜	Wang2 Zi3sheng4	Chapter 3. Younger brother of 王子腾; member of the Wang family.
王仁	Wang2 Ren2	Chapter 14. Elder brother of 王熙凤.
王熙凤	Wang2 Xi1feng4	Chapter 3. Wife of 贾琏; niece of 王夫人; brilliant and formidable manager of 荣国府; mother of 巧姐. One of the 金陵十二钗.
熙凤	Xi1feng4	王熙凤; see 王熙凤.
凤姐	Feng4jie3	Familiar title for 王熙凤, 'Sister Feng'.
凤辣子	Feng4la4zi5	Nickname for 王熙凤, roughly 'Peppercorn Feng'.
李纨	Li3 Wan2	Chapter 2/3. Widow of 贾珠; mother of 贾兰; daughter of 李守中. Courtesy name 宫裁. One of the 金陵十二钗.
李氏	Li3shi4	Usually 李纨; widow of 贾珠.
宫裁	Gong1cai2	Courtesy name of 李纨.
李守中	Li3 Shou3zhong1	Chapter 4. Father of 李纨; formerly an official of the Imperial Academy.
史湘云	Shi3 Xiang1yun2	Chapter 20. Young woman of the Shi family, grandniece of 贾母 and cousin of 宝玉; lively and forthright. One of the 金陵十二钗.
湘云	Xiang1yun2	史湘云; see 史湘云.
史鼐	Shi3 Nai4	Chapter 25. Member of the Shi family; uncle/guardian of 史湘云.
史鼎	Shi3 Ding3	Chapter 13. Member of the Shi family, 忠靖侯; uncle of 史湘云.
妙玉	Miao4yu4	Chapter 41. Cultivated young Buddhist nun living in 栊翠庵 in 大观园; one of the 金陵十二钗.
秦可卿	Qin2 Ke3qing1	Chapter 5. Wife of 贾蓉; foster daughter of 秦业 and elder sister of 秦钟. One of the 金陵十二钗.
秦氏	Qin2shi4	秦可卿; wife of 贾蓉.
秦钟	Qin2 Zhong1	Chapter 7. Son of 秦业; younger brother of 秦可卿; friend and schoolmate of 宝玉. Courtesy name 鲸卿.
鲸卿	Jing1qing1	Courtesy name of 秦钟.
秦业	Qin2 Ye4	Chapter 8. Father of 秦钟 and foster father of 秦可卿; minor official.
甄宝玉	Zhen1 Bao3yu4	Chapter 2. Young master of the Zhen family who resembles 贾宝玉; part of the novel's 真/假 mirroring.
尤二姐	You2 Er4jie3	Chapter 63. Younger step-sister of 尤氏; sister of 尤三姐; secretly marries 贾琏.
尤三姐	You2 San1jie3	Chapter 63. Younger sister of 尤二姐; strong-willed woman who loves 柳湘莲.
尤老娘	You2 Lao3niang2	Chapter 63. Mother of 尤二姐 and 尤三姐; stepmother of 尤氏.
邢岫烟	Xing2 Xiu4yan1	Chapter 49. Niece of 邢夫人; poor but dignified; later betrothed to 薛蝌.
李纹	Li3 Wen2	Chapter 49. Cousin of 李纨; daughter of 李婶娘.
李绮	Li3 Qi3	Chapter 49. Cousin of 李纨; daughter of 李婶娘.
李婶娘	Li3 Shen3niang2	Chapter 49. Aunt of 李纨; mother of 李纹 and 李绮.
夏金桂	Xia4 Jin1gui4	Chapter 79. Wife of 薛蟠; domineering toward 香菱.
孙绍祖	Sun1 Shao4zu3	Chapter 79. Husband of 贾迎春; cruel and abusive.
王嬷嬷	Wang2 Ma1ma5	Chapter 3. 林黛玉's wet nurse, who accompanies her to 荣国府.
雪雁	Xue3yan4	Chapter 3. Young maid brought from the Lin household by 黛玉.
鹦哥	Ying1ge1	Chapter 3. Maid originally belonging to 贾母, given to 黛玉; later called 紫鹃.
紫鹃	Zi3juan1	Chapter 8. Formerly 鹦哥; 林黛玉's devoted chief maid.
春纤	Chun1xian1	Chapter 29. Maid of 林黛玉.
袭人	Xi2ren2	Chapter 3. 宝玉's senior maid; surname 花, originally named 珍珠/蕊珠. Given by 贾母 to 宝玉.
花袭人	Hua1 Xi2ren2	Full name used for 袭人; surname 花.
珍珠	Zhen1zhu1	Original name traditionally associated with 袭人; also a separate maid name appears later in 贾母's household.
蕊珠	Rui3zhu1	Variant original name associated with 袭人 in some textual traditions.
晴雯	Qing2wen2	Chapter 5. Brilliant, sharp-tongued and independent maid of 宝玉; one of the most important maids.
麝月	She4yue4	Chapter 5. Senior maid of 宝玉, steady and competent.
媚人	Mei4ren2	Chapter 5 in some editions. Maid of 宝玉; later textual versions often replace the name with 秋纹.
秋纹	Qiu1wen2	Chapter 19. Maid of 宝玉.
绮霰	Qi3xian4	Chapter 20. Maid of 宝玉; also written 绮霞 in some versions.
绮霞	Qi3xia2	Variant name/form of 绮霰.
檀云	Tan2yun2	Chapter 24. Maid of 宝玉.
茜雪	Qian4xue3	Chapter 8. Maid of 宝玉, later dismissed.
春燕	Chun1yan4	Chapter 55. Maid of 宝玉; also called 小燕.
小燕	Xiao3yan4	Nickname of 春燕.
坠儿	Zhui4r5	Chapter 26. Young maid in 宝玉's quarters.
四儿	Si4r5	Chapter 21. Maid of 宝玉, originally named 蕙香.
蕙香	Hui4xiang1	Original name of 四儿, 宝玉's maid.
佳蕙	Jia1hui4	Chapter 25. Young maid of 宝玉.
抱琴	Bao4qin2	Chapter 18. Maid accompanying 贾元春.
司棋	Si1qi2	Chapter 7. Senior maid of 贾迎春; granddaughter of 王善保家的.
莲花儿	Lian2hua1r5	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾迎春.
绣橘	Xiu4ju2	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾迎春.
待书	Dai4shu1	Chapter 7. Maid of 贾探春; also written 侍书.
侍书	Shi4shu1	Variant name of 待书, maid of 探春.
翠墨	Cui4mo4	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾探春.
入画	Ru4hua4	Chapter 7. Maid of 贾惜春.
彩屏	Cai3ping2	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾惜春.
鸳鸯	Yuan1yang5	Chapter 20. 贾母's trusted chief maid; refuses 贾赦's attempt to make her a concubine.
琥珀	Hu3po4	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾母.
翡翠	Fei3cui4	Chapter 59. Maid of 贾母.
玻璃	Bo1li5	Chapter 59. Maid of 贾母.
鹦鹉	Ying1wu3	Chapter 29. Maid of 贾母.
靛儿	Dian4r5	Chapter 30. Maid of 贾母.
傻大姐	Sha3 Da4jie3	Chapter 73. Simple-minded maid in 贾母's household; later finds the embroidered purse that triggers the search of 大观园.
平儿	Ping2r5	Chapter 6. 王熙凤's trusted maid and 贾琏's concubine; tactful and compassionate.
丰儿	Feng1r5	Chapter 6. Maid of 王熙凤.
小红	Xiao3hong2	Chapter 23. Maid originally in 怡红院; personal name 林红玉; later taken into 王熙凤's service.
林红玉	Lin2 Hong2yu4	Personal name of 小红; daughter of 林之孝 and 林之孝家的.
金钏儿	Jin1chuan4r5	Chapter 7. Maid of 王夫人; also 金钏. Driven away after an incident with 宝玉 and later dies by suicide.
金钏	Jin1chuan4	Short form of 金钏儿.
玉钏儿	Yu4chuan4r5	Chapter 25. Younger sister of 金钏儿; maid of 王夫人.
玉钏	Yu4chuan4	Short form of 玉钏儿.
彩云	Cai3yun2	Chapter 23. Maid of 王夫人; associated with 贾环.
彩霞	Cai3xia2	Chapter 23. Maid of 王夫人.
绣鸾	Xiu4luan2	Chapter 23. Maid of 王夫人.
绣凤	Xiu4feng4	Chapter 23. Maid of 王夫人.
莺儿	Ying1r5	Chapter 7. Maid of 薛宝钗; skilled at knotting and handicrafts.
文杏	Wen2xing4	Chapter 29. Maid of 薛宝钗.
素云	Su4yun2	Chapter 29. Maid of 李纨.
同喜	Tong2xi3	Chapter 29. Maid of 薛姨妈.
同贵	Tong2gui4	Chapter 29. Maid of 薛姨妈.
翠缕	Cui4lü3	Chapter 30/31. Maid of 史湘云; also associated with the name 缕儿.
缕儿	Lü3r5	Maid of 史湘云; probably same servant as 翠缕 in some textual traditions.
宝珠	Bao3zhu1	Chapter 13. Maid of 秦可卿; after 秦's death declares herself an adopted daughter and stays by the spirit tablet.
瑞珠	Rui4zhu1	Chapter 13. Maid of 秦可卿 who dies by striking a pillar after her mistress's death.
臻儿	Zhen1r5	Chapter 29. Maid of 香菱.
小螺	Xiao3luo2	Chapter 50. Maid of 薛宝琴.
篆儿	Zhuan4r5	Chapter 57. Maid of 邢岫烟; a same-named/variant maid also occurs in 宝玉's quarters in some versions.
宝蟾	Bao3chan2	Chapter 80. Personal maid brought by 夏金桂.
小舍儿	Xiao3she4r5	Chapter 80. Maid of 夏金桂.
周瑞	Zhou1 Rui4	Chapter 6. Senior servant of 荣国府; husband of 周瑞家的.
周瑞家的	Zhou1rui4 Jia1de5	Chapter 6. Wife of 周瑞, trusted servant of 王夫人, and mother-in-law of 冷子兴.
冷子兴	Leng3 Zi3xing4	Chapter 2. Antiques dealer in the capital; son-in-law of 周瑞; explains the Jia family to 贾雨村.
焦大	Jiao1 Da4	Chapter 7. Old retainer of 宁国府 who once saved the old master's life; notorious for drunken outbursts.
赖大	Lai4 Da4	Chapter 16. Chief steward of 荣国府; father of 赖尚荣.
赖二	Lai4 Er4	Chapter 7. Chief steward of 宁国府; also called 赖升.
赖升	Lai4 Sheng1	Other name of 赖二, steward of 宁国府.
赖尚荣	Lai4 Shang4rong2	Chapter 47. Son of 赖大; freed from servant status and obtains office.
林之孝	Lin2 Zhi1xiao4	Chapter 16. Senior steward of 荣国府; father of 小红.
林之孝家的	Lin2 Zhi1xiao4 Jia1de5	Chapter 24. Wife of 林之孝; senior female household manager; mother of 小红.
李嬷嬷	Li3 Ma1ma5	Chapter 3. 宝玉's wet nurse; mother of 李贵.
李贵	Li3 Gui4	Chapter 9. Son of 李嬷嬷; older servant attendant of 宝玉.
茗烟	Ming2yan1	Chapter 9. 宝玉's page; in some chapters/editions also called 焙茗.
焙茗	Bei4ming2	Alternate name of 茗烟, 宝玉's page.
锄药	Chu2yao4	Chapter 9. Page of 宝玉.
扫红	Sao3hong2	Chapter 9 in some editions. Page of 宝玉.
墨雨	Mo4yu3	Chapter 9. Page of 宝玉.
来旺	Lai2wang4	Chapter 15. Male servant of 贾琏 and 王熙凤.
昭儿	Zhao1r5	Chapter 14. Page/servant of 贾琏 and 王熙凤.
隆儿	Long2r5	Chapter 65. Page of 贾琏.
庆儿	Qing4r5	Chapter 68. Page of 贾琏 and 王熙凤.
王信	Wang2 Xin4	Chapter 68. Servant of 贾琏 and 王熙凤.
兴儿	Xing1r5	Chapter 65. Young male servant associated with the Jia household; gives 尤二姐 and 尤三姐 a sharp account of the family.
香怜	Xiang1lian2	Chapter 9. Nickname of a handsome pupil in the Jia clan school.
玉爱	Yu4ai4	Chapter 9. Nickname of a handsome pupil in the Jia clan school.
金荣	Jin1 Rong2	Chapter 9. Pupil in the Jia clan school; nephew of 璜大奶奶/金氏.
璜大奶奶	Huang2 Da4nai3nai5	Chapter 10. 金氏, wife of 贾璜 and aunt of 金荣.
金氏	Jin1shi4	Chapter 10. Wife of 贾璜, aunt of 金荣; also 璜大奶奶.
胡氏	Hu2shi4	Chapter 10. Mother of 金荣. Note: a different 胡氏 appears in some textual traditions as a later wife of 贾蓉.
张如圭	Zhang1 Ru2gui1	Chapter 3. Old acquaintance of 贾雨村 who helps inform him of an official vacancy.
冯渊	Feng2 Yuan1	Chapter 4. Young man who buys 英莲 intending to marry her; killed in the dispute with 薛蟠.
门子	Men2zi5	Chapter 4. Former novice at 葫芦庙, later a yamen runner under 贾雨村; explains the 护官符.
智能儿	Zhi4neng2r5	Chapter 7. Young nun from 水月庵; also called 智能/能儿; romantically involved with 秦钟.
智能	Zhi4neng2	Young nun from 水月庵; same as 智能儿.
净虚	Jing4xu1	Chapter 15. Senior nun of 水月庵; teacher of 智能 and 智善.
智善	Zhi4shan4	Chapter 15. Nun of 水月庵.
余信	Yu2 Xin4	Chapter 7. Jia household servant responsible for payments to monasteries and temples.
余信家的	Yu2xin4 Jia1de5	Chapter 7. Wife of 余信.
詹光	Zhan1 Guang1	Chapter 8. One of 贾政's literary hangers-on; courtesy name 子亮; skilled painter.
单聘仁	Shan4 Pin4ren2	Chapter 8. One of 贾政's literary companions; name is a comic homophone.
吴新登	Wu2 Xin1deng1	Chapter 8. Manager of the Rong mansion treasury.
戴良	Dai4 Liang2	Chapter 8. Supervisor of grain stores in the Jia household.
钱华	Qian2 Hua2	Chapter 8. Purchasing agent of the Jia household.
张友士	Zhang1 You3shi4	Chapter 10. Physician and teacher/acquaintance of 冯紫英; examines 秦可卿.
冯唐	Feng2 Tang2	Chapter 10. General; father of 冯紫英.
冯紫英	Feng2 Zi3ying1	Chapter 14. Son of 冯唐; friend of 宝玉 and other young men.
戴权	Dai4 Quan2	Chapter 13. Powerful palace eunuch.
水溶	Shui3 Rong2	Chapter 14. 北静郡王, a young prince friendly to the Jia family and 宝玉.
北静王	Bei3jing4 Wang2	Title of 水溶, Prince of Beijing.
北静郡王	Bei3jing4 Jun4wang2	Full title of 水溶.
夏守忠	Xia4 Shou3zhong1	Chapter 16. Senior palace eunuch who announces 元春's promotion/visit.
赵嬷嬷	Zhao4 Ma1ma5	Chapter 16. 贾琏's wet nurse; mother of 赵天梁 and 赵天栋.
山子野	Shan1 Zi3ye3	Chapter 16. Garden designer engaged to lay out 大观园.
程日兴	Cheng2 Ri4xing1	Chapter 16. 贾政's hanger-on; antiques dealer and painter.
花自芳	Hua1 Zi4fang1	Chapter 19. Elder brother of 袭人.
多官	Duo1 Guan1	Chapter 21. Household wine-server/cook, nicknamed 多浑虫; husband of 多姑娘.
多浑虫	Duo1 Hun2chong2	Nickname of 多官.
多姑娘	Duo1 Gu1niang5	Chapter 21. Wife of 多官; also called 灯姑娘.
灯姑娘	Deng1 Gu1niang5	Other name for 多姑娘.
卜世仁	Bu3 Shi4ren2	Chapter 24. 贾芸's maternal uncle, a perfume/spice shopkeeper; comic name sounding like 'not a humane person'.
倪二	Ni2 Er4	Chapter 24. 贾芸's neighbor, a rough moneylender who unexpectedly helps him.
马道婆	Ma3 Dao4po2	Chapter 25. Religious practitioner and 宝玉's nominal godmother; implicated with 赵姨娘 in magic against 宝玉 and 凤姐.
蒋玉菡	Jiang3 Yu4han2	Chapter 28. Famous young actor, stage name 琪官, favored by the Prince of Zhongshun; friend of 宝玉.
琪官	Qi2guan1	Stage name/title of 蒋玉菡.
张道士	Zhang1 Dao4shi5	Chapter 29. Taoist priest of 清虚观; old acquaintance of the Jia family.
傅试	Fu4 Shi4	Chapter 35. Former protégé of 贾政; official; elder brother of 傅秋芳.
傅秋芳	Fu4 Qiu1fang1	Chapter 35. Unmarried younger sister of 傅试.
柳湘莲	Liu3 Xiang1lian2	Chapter 47. Young gentleman nicknamed 冷郎君; friend of 宝玉 and 薛蟠; loved by 尤三姐.
冷郎君	Leng3 Lang2jun1	Nickname of 柳湘莲.
乌进孝	Wu1 Jin4xiao4	Chapter 53. Steward/farm manager of the Ning mansion's Black Mountain estate, bringing annual rents and produce.
赵国基	Zhao4 Guo2ji1	Chapter 55. Brother of 赵姨娘.
柳家的	Liu3 Jia1de5	Chapter 60. Woman in charge of a kitchen in 大观园; mother of 柳五儿; also 柳嫂子/柳妈.
柳嫂子	Liu3 Sao3zi5	Other name for 柳家的.
柳五儿	Liu3 Wu3r5	Chapter 60. Daughter of 柳家的; hopes to become a maid in 宝玉's quarters.
秋桐	Qiu1tong2	Chapter 69. Former maid of 贾赦, given to 贾琏 as a concubine; hostile to 尤二姐.
潘又安	Pan1 You4an1	Chapter 71. Cousin and lover of 司棋.
王善保家的	Wang2 Shan4bao3 Jia1de5	Chapter 74. Senior servant of 邢夫人 and grandmother of 司棋; helps instigate the search of 大观园.
王一贴	Wang2 Yi1tie1	Chapter 80. Taoist/folk doctor at 天齐庙; comic name meaning roughly 'one plaster Wang'.
芳官	Fang1guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve young actresses purchased for the Jia household; plays female lead roles; later serves 宝玉.
龄官	Ling2guan1	Chapter 18. One of the twelve actresses; plays young female roles; emotionally attached to 贾蔷.
蕊官	Rui3guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 宝钗; close to 藕官.
藕官	Ou3guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 黛玉; formerly attached to 菂官, later close to 蕊官.
豆官	Dou4guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 宝琴.
荳官	Dou4guan1	Traditional-character variant of 豆官.
宝官	Bao3guan1	Chapter 30. One of the twelve actresses.
文官	Wen2guan1	Chapter 30. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 贾母.
茄官	Qie2guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; plays older female roles; later serves 尤氏.
菂官	Di4guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; former beloved companion of 藕官; dies before the troupe disperses.
艾官	Ai4guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 探春.
玉官	Yu4guan1	Chapter 30. One of the twelve actresses.
葵官	Kui2guan1	Chapter 58. One of the twelve actresses; later serves 史湘云.
金陵	Jin1ling2	Chapter 2. 'Jinling', an old name for Nanjing and the ancestral home of the Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue families; the novel's geography deliberately mixes real and fictional features.
石头城	Shi2tou5cheng2	Chapter 2. 'Stone City', historical epithet/location associated with Nanjing/Jinling.
宁国府	Ning2guo2fu3	Chapter 2. Eastern Jia mansion, descended from 宁国公 贾演; household headed in the main story by 贾珍.
荣国府	Rong2guo2fu3	Chapter 2. Western Jia mansion, descended from 荣国公 贾源; principal residence of 贾母, 宝玉 and most main characters.
贾府	Jia3fu3	General expression for the Jia family mansion/household; can refer collectively to 荣国府 and 宁国府.
甄府	Zhen1fu3	Chapter 2. Household of the Zhen family, a mirror/double of the Jia family and their long-time associates.
扬州	Yang2zhou1	Chapter 2. City where 林如海 serves and where 黛玉 lives before going to the Jia household.
智通寺	Zhi4tong1si4	Chapter 2. Temple near Yangzhou encountered by 贾雨村; contains the cryptic old monk.
应天府	Ying4tian1fu3	Chapter 4. Prefecture where 贾雨村 becomes magistrate and judges the 薛蟠/冯渊 case.
应天	Ying4tian1	Short form for 应天府.
梨香院	Li2xiang1yuan4	Chapter 4. Courtyard in 荣国府 where 薛姨妈, 薛蟠 and 宝钗 first reside; later associated with the acting girls.
碧纱橱	Bi4sha1chu2	Chapter 3. Screened inner room in 贾母's quarters where 黛玉 first sleeps.
梦坡斋	Meng4po1zhai1	Chapter 8. 贾政's study.
大观园	Da4guan1yuan2	Chapter 17/18. Grand Prospect Garden built for 元春's imperial visit; later residence of 宝玉 and the young women.
怡红院	Yi2hong2yuan4	Residence of 贾宝玉 inside 大观园; literally 'Court of Delighted Red'.
潇湘馆	Xiao1xiang1guan3	Residence of 林黛玉 in 大观园, surrounded by bamboo.
蘅芜苑	Heng2wu2yuan4	Residence of 薛宝钗 in 大观园.
秋爽斋	Qiu1shuang3zhai1	Residence of 贾探春 in 大观园.
稻香村	Dao4xiang1cun1	Residence of 李纨 in 大观园; rustic farm-style compound.
栊翠庵	Long2cui4an1	Buddhist convent in 大观园 where 妙玉 lives.
缀锦楼	Zhui4jin3lou2	Residence associated with 贾迎春 in 大观园.
紫菱洲	Zi3ling2zhou1	Area/residence associated with 贾迎春 in 大观园.
蓼风轩	Liao3feng1xuan1	Residence associated with 贾惜春 in 大观园.
暖香坞	Nuan3xiang1wu4	Later/alternate residence associated with 贾惜春 in 大观园.
芦雪庵	Lu2xue3an1	Pavilion in 大观园 used for poetry and gatherings in winter.
凸碧山庄	Tu1bi4 Shan1zhuang1	Pavilion in 大观园 used during the Mid-Autumn gathering.
凹晶馆	Ao1jing1guan3	Waterside pavilion in 大观园 where 黛玉 and 湘云 compose linked verse at Mid-Autumn.
清虚观	Qing1xu1guan4	Taoist temple visited by the Jia family in Chapter 29; 张道士 is its priest.
水月庵	Shui3yue4an1	Buddhist nunnery associated with 净虚 and 智能; also called 馒头庵 in the funeral journey episode.
馒头庵	Man2tou5an1	Nickname/alternate name for 水月庵 in Chapter 15.
铁槛寺	Tie3kan3si4	Family temple/monastery used by the Jia clan for funerals and ancestral rites.
玄真观	Xuan2zhen1guan4	Taoist temple where 贾敬 lives and practices alchemy.
天齐庙	Tian1qi2miao4	Temple where 王一贴 appears in Chapter 80.
地藏庵	Di4zang4an1	Nunnery to which some of the former actresses go after the troupe is dissolved.
大明宫	Da4ming2gong1	Imperial palace designation in the novel; associated with eunuch 戴权.
锦香院	Jin3xiang1yuan4	Pleasure establishment in the capital; 云儿 appears there in Chapter 28.
黑山村	Hei1shan1cun1	Estate area associated with the Ning mansion's rural income and 乌进孝; often referred to through 黑山庄.
黑山庄	Hei1shan1zhuang1	Rural estate managed by 乌进孝 for 宁国府.
金陵十二钗	Jin1ling2 Shi2er4chai1	'Twelve Beauties of Jinling', the principal group of twelve women whose fates are recorded in 太虚幻境: 黛玉, 宝钗, 元春, 探春, 湘云, 妙玉, 迎春, 惜春, 熙凤, 巧姐, 李纨, 秦可卿.
十二钗	Shi2er4chai1	Short form for 金陵十二钗.
通灵宝玉	Tong1ling2 Bao3yu4	The numinous jade found in 宝玉's mouth at birth; the transformed Stone and central symbolic object of the novel.
风月宝鉴	Feng1yue4 Bao3jian4	'Precious Mirror of Love and Desire'; an early/alternate title within the novel's framing and the mirror given to 贾瑞.
石头记	Shi2tou5ji4	'The Story of the Stone', one of the principal early titles of 红楼梦.
红楼梦	Hong2lou2meng4	Dream of the Red Chamber; standard title of the novel.
护官符	Hu4guan1fu2	Chapter 4. 'Official-protection talisman': list explaining the power of the four great families, used by the 门子 to warn 贾雨村.
四大家族	Si4 Da4 Jia1zu2	The four great families: 贾, 史, 王 and 薛, linked by marriage and patronage.
蜜青果	Mi4qing1guo3	Chapter 1. Mythic fruit eaten by 绛珠仙子 after taking human form.
燃藜图	Ran2li2tu2	Chapter 5. Picture in a bedroom in 宁国府 that 宝玉 dislikes.
东安郡王	Dong1an1 Jun4wang2	Chapter 3. Prince of Dong'an, an acquaintance of the Jia family; personal name given as 穆莳 in some editions/commentaries.
穆莳	Mu4 Shi2	Name associated with 东安郡王 in some textual traditions.
临安伯	Lin2an1 Bo2	Chapter 7. Earl of Lin'an; his mother's birthday gifts are discussed by 王熙凤.
顽石	Wan2shi2	Chapter 1. The leftover Stone from 女娲's repair of heaven; transformed into the 通灵宝玉 and sent into the human world.
女娲	Nu:3wa1	Chapter 1. Mythic goddess who repairs the sky; one stone is left unused and becomes the Stone of the novel.
小童	Xiao3tong2	Chapter 1. Young servant in 甄士隐's household.
拐子	Guai3zi5	Chapter 4. Kidnapper and human trafficker who abducts 英莲 and later sells her.
贾敕	Jia3 Chi4	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative, present among the clan during 秦可卿's funeral.
贾效	Jia3 Xiao4	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾敦	Jia3 Dun1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾珩	Jia3 Heng2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾璘	Jia3 Lin2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾琛	Jia3 Chen1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾琼	Jia3 Qiong2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾萍	Jia3 Ping2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative of the grass-radical generation.
贾菖	Jia3 Chang1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾菱	Jia3 Ling2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾蓁	Jia3 Zhen1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾藻	Jia3 Zao3	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾蘅	Jia3 Heng2	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾芬	Jia3 Fen1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾芳	Jia3 Fang1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾芝	Jia3 Zhi1	Chapter 13. Distant Jia-clan relative.
贾荇	Jia3 Xing4	Chapter 53. Distant Jia-clan relative attending the New Year ancestral rites.
贾芷	Jia3 Zhi3	Chapter 53. Distant Jia-clan relative attending the New Year ancestral rites.
贾葛	Jia3 Ge2	Chapter 53. Distant Jia-clan relative; some editions read 贾菖.
喜鸾	Xi3luan2	Chapter 71. Young female relative of the Jia clan visiting for 贾母's birthday.
四姐	Si4jie3	Chapter 71. Young female relative of the Jia clan, sister of 贾琼.
昭容	Zhao1rong2	Chapter 18. Palace lady/official appearing in the imperial visit.
彩缤	Cai3bin1	Chapter 18. Palace attendant appearing during 元春's imperial visit.
王嫂子	Wang2 Sao3zi5	Chapter 23. Mother of 贾芸.
周氏	Zhou1shi4	Chapter 23. Mother of 贾芹.
银姐	Yin2jie3	Chapter 24. Daughter of 卜世仁.
王短腿	Wang2 Duan3tui3	Chapter 24. Horse dealer mentioned in connection with 贾芸.
方椿	Fang1 Chun1	Chapter 24. Gardener employed by the Jia household.
胡斯来	Hu2 Si1lai2	Chapter 26. One of 贾政's literary hangers-on/companions.
鲍太医	Bao4 Tai4yi1	Chapter 28. Imperial physician consulted by the Jia household.
王济仁	Wang2 Ji4ren2	Chapter 28. Physician; also called 王大夫 or 王太医.
王大夫	Wang2 Dai4fu5	王济仁; physician consulted by the Jia household.
王太医	Wang2 Tai4yi1	王济仁; see 王济仁.
云儿	Yun2r	Chapter 28. Courtesan from 锦香院, present at the drinking party with 宝玉, 薛蟠 and 蒋玉菡.
周奶娘	Zhou1 Nai3niang2	Chapter 31. 史湘云's wet nurse.
宋嬷嬷	Song4 Ma1ma5	Chapter 37. Older servant woman in the Jia household; also called 宋妈.
宋妈	Song4 Ma1	宋嬷嬷; see 宋嬷嬷.
茗玉	Ming2yu4	Chapter 39. Girl in the improvised story told by 刘姥姥; not a member of the Jia household.
王君效	Wang2 Jun1xiao4	Chapter 42. Physician named as a medical predecessor/teacher in the discussion of doctors.
赖大的母亲	Lai4 Da4 de5 Mu3qin1	Chapter 43. Mother of 赖大 and 赖二; senior servant of the Jia household.
鲍二家的	Bao4 Er4 Jia1de5	Chapter 44-45. Wife of 鲍二; involved in 贾琏's affair and the episode on 王熙凤's birthday.
金彩	Jin1 Cai3	Chapter 46. Father of 鸳鸯.
金文翔	Jin1 Wen2xiang2	Chapter 46. Elder brother of 鸳鸯; a buyer/servant in 贾母's establishment.
嫣红	Yan1hong2	Chapter 47. Young concubine of 贾赦.
杏奴	Xing4nu2	Chapter 47. Young servant of 柳湘莲.
邢忠	Xing2 Zhong1	Chapter 49. Brother of 邢夫人 and father of 邢岫烟.
梅翰林	Mei2 Han4lin2	Chapter 49. Hanlin official whose son is betrothed to 薛宝琴.
胡君荣	Hu2 Jun1rong2	Chapter 51. Imperial physician, mocked as 胡庸医 after his treatment of 晴雯.
胡庸医	Hu2 Yong1yi1	Nickname for 胡君荣, the doctor criticized in Chapter 51.
良儿	Liang2r	Chapter 52. Minor maid/servant in the Jia household.
娄氏	Lou2shi4	Chapter 53. Mother of 贾菌.
女先儿	Nu:3 Xian1r	Chapter 54. Female storyteller/performer entertaining the household during the Lantern Festival.
单大良	Shan4 Da4liang2	Chapter 54. Minor household retainer mentioned in the estate administration.
单大娘	Shan4 Da4niang2	Chapter 56. Wife of 单大良; also called 单大良家的.
单大良家的	Shan4 Da4liang2 Jia1de5	单大娘; wife of 单大良.
祝妈	Zhu4 Ma1	Chapter 56. Woman assigned to manage bamboo in 大观园 under 探春's reforms.
田妈	Tian2 Ma1	Chapter 56. Woman assigned to manage grain/crops in 大观园 under 探春's reforms.
叶妈	Ye4 Ma1	Chapter 56. Mother of 茗烟 and godmother of 莺儿; works with flowers and plants in 大观园.
许氏	Xu3shi4	Chapter 58 in some early editions. A later wife of 贾蓉; textual traditions differ about her name.
何婆子	He2 Po2zi5	Chapter 59. Mother of 春燕 and godmother of 芳官; one of the older women working in 大观园.
小鸠儿	Xiao3jiu1r	Chapter 59. Younger sister of 春燕; daughter of 何婆子.
夏婆子	Xia4 Po2zi5	Chapter 60. Aunt of 春燕 and godmother of 藕官; also called 夏妈.
夏妈	Xia4 Ma1	夏婆子; see 夏婆子.
秦显家的	Qin2 Xian3 Jia1de5	Chapter 61. Aunt by marriage of 司棋; briefly installed in the garden kitchen after 柳家的 is dismissed.
佩凤	Pei4feng4	Chapter 63. Concubine of 贾珍.
偕鸾	Xie2luan2	Chapter 63. Concubine of 贾珍.
张华	Zhang1 Hua2	Chapter 64. Man formerly betrothed to 尤二姐; manipulated by 王熙凤 during her campaign against 尤二姐.
俞禄	Yu2 Lu4	Chapter 64. Junior steward of 宁国府 who assists 贾琏 in arranging his secret marriage to 尤二姐.
喜儿	Xi3r	Chapter 65. Young servant of 贾珍.
寿儿	Shou4r	Chapter 65. Young servant of 贾珍.
住儿	Zhu4r	Minor young servant in the Jia household; appears among the household boys.
善姐	Shan4jie3	Chapter 68. Maid sent by 王熙凤 to serve 尤二姐; treats her harshly under 凤姐's orders.
朱大娘	Zhu1 Da4niang2	Chapter 72. Professional matchmaker.
周太监	Zhou1 Tai4jian4	Chapter 72. Palace eunuch who presses the Jia household for money.
小霞	Xiao3xia2	Chapter 72. Younger sister of 彩霞.
翠云	Cui4yun2	Chapter 74. Concubine of 贾赦.
来喜家的	Lai2xi3 Jia1de5	Chapter 74. One of 王夫人's accompanying household women.
张妈	Zhang1 Ma1	Chapter 74. Older servant woman who watches a rear gate.
邢德全	Xing2 De2quan2	Chapter 75. Younger brother of 邢夫人, nicknamed 傻大舅.
傻大舅	Sha3 Da4jiu4	Nickname of 邢德全, younger brother of 邢夫人.
银蝶	Yin2die2	Chapter 75. Maid of 尤氏.
炒豆儿	Chao3dou4r	Chapter 75. Maid of 尤氏.
文花	Wen2hua1	Chapter 75. Concubine of 贾珍.
圆信	Yuan2xin4	Chapter 77. Nun at 地藏庵; some editions write 圆心.
圆心	Yuan2xin1	Variant name for 圆信, nun at 地藏庵.
智通	Zhi4tong1	Chapter 77. Nun associated with 水月庵; 芳官 is sent to follow her after being expelled from 大观园.
夏奶奶	Xia4 Nai3nai5	Chapter 79. Mother of 夏金桂.
小吉祥儿	Xiao3 Ji2xiang2r	Chapter 57. Maid of 赵姨娘.
小鹊	Xiao3que4	Chapter 73. Maid of 赵姨娘.
蝉姐	Chan2jie3	Chapter 60. Maid of 贾探春.
卐儿	Wan4r	Chapter 19. Maid associated with 贾珍 and 尤氏; the graph 卐 is used as her name.
碧浪	Bi4lang4	Chapter 20. Maid of 贾宝玉; some editions have 碧痕.
碧痕	Bi4hen2	Variant name for 碧浪, one of 宝玉's maids.
伴鹤	Ban4he4	Chapter 24. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
扫花	Sao3hua1	Chapter 24. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
引泉	Yin3quan2	Chapter 24. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
挑芸	Tiao1yun2	Chapter 24. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
双瑞	Shuang1rui4	Chapter 28. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
双寿	Shuang1shou4	Chapter 28. One of 贾宝玉's servant boys.
王荣	Wang2 Rong2	Chapter 51. One of 贾宝玉's male servants.
钱启	Qian2 Qi3	Chapter 51. One of 贾宝玉's male servants.
张若锦	Zhang1 Ruo4jin3	Chapter 51. One of 贾宝玉's male servants.
赵亦华	Zhao4 Yi4hua2	Chapter 51. One of 贾宝玉's male servants.
钱槐	Qian2 Huai2	Chapter 60. 贾环's servant boy and a nephew of 赵姨娘.
小玄儿	Xiao3xuan2r	Chapter 60. Boy serving as gatekeeper at a side gate of the Jia mansion.
十二官	Shi2er4 Guan1	The twelve young actresses bought for the Jia household's private theatrical troupe; several later become maids in 大观园.
耶律雄奴	Ye1lu:4 Xiong2nu2	Comic name given by 宝玉 to 芳官 after the actresses become maids.
温都里纳	Wen1du1li3na4	Another exotic/comic name given to 芳官 by 宝玉.
金哥	Jin1ge1	Chapter 15. Daughter of a wealthy Zhang family in Chang'an; her forced marriage dispute is manipulated by 王熙凤.
李衙内	Li3 Ya2nei4	Chapter 15. Young man connected with the Chang'an prefect; one of 金哥's rival marriage claimants. Also called 李公子/李少爷.
李公子	Li3 Gong1zi3	Chapter 15. See 李衙内.
李少爷	Li3 Shao4ye5	Chapter 15. See 李衙内.
云光	Yun2 Guang1	Chapter 15. Chang'an military governor/official whom 王熙凤 uses to influence the 金哥 marriage case.
牛清	Niu2 Qing1	Chapter 14. Duke of Zhenguo, one of the old noble houses associated with the Jia clan.
牛继宗	Niu2 Ji4zong1	Chapter 14. Descendant of 牛清; hereditary noble and Jia-family associate.
柳彪	Liu3 Biao1	Chapter 14. Duke of Liguo, one of the old allied noble houses.
柳芳	Liu3 Fang1	Chapter 14. Descendant of 柳彪; hereditary noble.
陈翼	Chen2 Yi4	Chapter 14. Duke of Qiguo, one of the allied noble houses.
陈瑞文	Chen2 Rui4wen2	Chapter 14. Descendant of 陈翼; hereditary military noble.
马魁	Ma3 Kui2	Chapter 14. Duke of Zhiguo, one of the allied noble houses.
马尚	Ma3 Shang4	Chapter 14. Descendant of 马魁; hereditary military noble.
侯晓明	Hou2 Xiao3ming2	Chapter 14. Duke of Xiuguo.
侯孝康	Hou2 Xiao4kang1	Chapter 14. Descendant of 侯晓明; hereditary noble.
石光珠	Shi2 Guang1zhu1	Chapter 14. Descendant of the Duke of Shanguo; Jia-family associate.
蒋子宁	Jiang3 Zi3ning2	Chapter 14. Descendant of the Marquis of Pingyuan; hereditary noble.
谢鲸	Xie4 Jing1	Chapter 14. Descendant of the Marquis of Dingcheng; hereditary noble.
戚建辉	Qi1 Jian4hui1	Chapter 14. Descendant of the Marquis of Xiangyang; hereditary noble.
裘良	Qiu2 Liang2	Chapter 14. Member of another hereditary noble family; associated with the capital military administration.
陈也俊	Chen2 Ye3jun4	Chapter 14. Young nobleman present among the Jia family's associates at 秦可卿's funeral.
卫若兰	Wei4 Ruo4lan2	Chapter 14. Young aristocratic associate of the Jia family; later linked in the novel's hints with 史湘云.
张材家的	Zhang1 Cai2 Jia1de5	Chapter 13. Wife of 张材; household woman mentioned in funeral arrangements.
胡老爷	Hu2 Lao3ye5	Chapter 15. Official related to the later wife of 贾蓉 in some textual traditions.
二丫头	Er4 Ya1tou5	Chapter 15. Village girl encountered on the way to 铁槛寺.
吴天佑	Wu2 Tian1you4	Chapter 16. Father of 吴贵妃.
吴贵妃	Wu2 Gui4fei1	Chapter 16. Imperial consort mentioned alongside the preparations for imperial visits.
卜固修	Bu3 Gu4xiu1	Chapter 16. One of 贾政's literary companions; his name is a comic pun.
花母	Hua1 Mu3	Chapter 19. Mother of 袭人.
天文生	Tian1wen2sheng1	Chapter 69. Astrological/divination specialist consulted over funeral and burial dates.
沁芳桥	Qin4fang1qiao2	Bridge in 大观园 near the entrance and the 沁芳 stream; one of the garden's recurrent landmarks.
沁芳亭	Qin4fang1ting2	Pavilion in 大观园, associated with the stream and with gatherings in the garden.
沁芳闸	Qin4fang1zha2	Water-gate/sluice in 大观园 on the 沁芳 stream.
滴翠亭	Di1cui4ting2	Pavilion in 大观园; setting of 宝钗's butterfly episode in Chapter 27.
红香圃	Hong2xiang1pu3	Flower garden in 大观园; setting of the Chapter 62 birthday gathering.
荇叶渚	Xing4ye4zhu3	Waterside scenic spot in 大观园 named during the garden tour.
蘅芷清芬	Heng2zhi3 Qing1fen1	Inscription/name associated with the residence later called 蘅芜苑.
有凤来仪	You3 Feng4 Lai2yi2	Inscription/name for the bamboo residence later called 潇湘馆.
怡红快绿	Yi2hong2 Kuai4lu:4	Inscription/name associated with 宝玉's residence, later 怡红院.
杏帘在望	Xing4lian2 Zai4wang4	Inscription/name associated with the rustic estate later called 稻香村.
省亲别墅	Xing3qin1 Bie2shu4	The imperial-visit villa in 大观园, built for 元春's homecoming.
凤藻宫	Feng4zao3gong1	Imperial palace designation associated with 元春, who is made 凤藻宫尚书 and 贤德妃.
宝二爷	Bao3 Er4ye2	Common household form of address for 贾宝玉; literally 'Second Young Master Bao'.
宝二哥	Bao3 Er4ge1	Familiar form of address for 贾宝玉, especially among younger relatives.
宝哥哥	Bao3 Ge1ge5	Affectionate form of address for 贾宝玉; used by girls of his generation.
怡红公子	Yi2hong2 Gong1zi3	Poetry-club sobriquet of 贾宝玉, from his residence 怡红院.
绛洞花王	Jiang4dong4 Hua1wang2	Sobriquet of 贾宝玉, 'King of Flowers of Crimson Cavern'.
富贵闲人	Fu4gui4 Xian2ren2	Sobriquet applied to 贾宝玉, 'idle man of wealth and rank'.
林姑娘	Lin2 Gu1niang5	Very common form of address/reference for 林黛玉, 'Miss Lin'.
林丫头	Lin2 Ya1tou5	Familiar elder's form of reference to 林黛玉; especially associated with 贾母's speech.
颦颦	Pin2pin2	Name/sobriquet bestowed on 林黛玉 by 宝玉; see 林黛玉.
颦儿	Pin2r	Affectionate literary nickname for 林黛玉; see 林黛玉.
潇湘妃子	Xiao1xiang1 Fei1zi3	Poetry-club sobriquet of 林黛玉, derived from her residence 潇湘馆.
薛姑娘	Xue1 Gu1niang5	Common form of address/reference for 薛宝钗, 'Miss Xue'.
宝姑娘	Bao3 Gu1niang5	Common household form of reference to 薛宝钗, 'Miss Bao'.
宝丫头	Bao3 Ya1tou5	Familiar elder's form of reference to 薛宝钗.
蘅芜君	Heng2wu2 Jun1	Poetry-club sobriquet of 薛宝钗, from her residence 蘅芜苑.
云姑娘	Yun2 Gu1niang5	Common form of address/reference for 史湘云.
云丫头	Yun2 Ya1tou5	Familiar elder's form of reference to 史湘云.
史大姑娘	Shi3 Da4gu1niang5	Form of address/reference for 史湘云, 'Eldest Miss Shi'.
枕霞旧友	Zhen3xia2 Jiu4you3	Poetry-club sobriquet of 史湘云, recalling an earlier family residence called 枕霞阁.
大姑娘	Da4gu1niang5	In the Jia family, usually 贾元春 before/around her elevation; 'Eldest Young Lady'.
贵妃	Gui4fei1	The Imperial Consort; in the Jia-family narrative usually 贾元春.
娘娘	Niang2niang5	'Revered Lady/Her Highness'; in Jia-family contexts commonly refers to 贾元春 after becoming imperial consort.
迎姑娘	Ying2 Gu1niang5	Familiar form for 贾迎春; see 贾迎春.
菱洲	Ling2zhou1	Poetry-club sobriquet of 贾迎春, also echoing her residence 紫菱洲.
探姑娘	Tan4 Gu1niang5	Familiar form for 贾探春; see 贾探春.
蕉下客	Jiao1xia4ke4	Poetry-club sobriquet of 贾探春, 'Guest beneath the Plantain'.
惜姑娘	Xi1 Gu1niang5	Familiar form for 贾惜春; see 贾惜春.
藕榭	Ou3xie4	Poetry-club sobriquet associated with 贾惜春.
老太君	Lao3tai4jun1	Respectful form of address/reference for 贾母/史太君.
老祖宗	Lao3zu3zong5	Affectionate and highly respectful household form of address for 贾母.
老祖	Lao3zu3	Occasional shortened affectionate form for 贾母.
老封君	Lao3feng1jun1	Honorific description of 贾母 as the senior titled lady of the household.
大老爷	Da4 Lao3ye5	Household title for 贾赦, the elder master of 荣国府.
赦老爷	She4 Lao3ye5	Form of reference to 贾赦.
二老爷	Er4 Lao3ye5	Household title for 贾政, the second master of 荣国府.
政老爷	Zheng4 Lao3ye5	Form of reference to 贾政.
老爷	Lao3ye5	'Master/Sir'; context-dependent, but within 宝玉's immediate household very often 贾政. Check context because it can refer to other adult masters.
大太太	Da4 Tai4tai5	Household title for 邢夫人, wife of 贾赦.
二太太	Er4 Tai4tai5	Household title for 王夫人, wife of 贾政.
太太	Tai4tai5	'Madam'; in 宝玉's immediate household commonly 王夫人, though context may indicate another married lady.
姨太太	Yi2 Tai4tai5	Common household form for 薛姨妈, the maternal aunt of 宝玉.
姨妈	Yi2ma1	'Aunt'; in the main Jia household very often 薛姨妈.
珍大爷	Zhen1 Da4ye2	Household form of address/reference for 贾珍.
珍爷	Zhen1ye2	Short household form for 贾珍.
珍大奶奶	Zhen1 Da4nai3nai5	Household form for 尤氏, wife of 贾珍.
蓉大爷	Rong2 Da4ye2	Household form of address/reference for 贾蓉.
小蓉大爷	Xiao3 Rong2 Da4ye2	Very common household form of address/reference for 贾蓉, distinguishing his younger generation.
蓉哥儿	Rong2ge1r	Familiar form for 贾蓉.
蓉大奶奶	Rong2 Da4nai3nai5	Household form for 秦可卿 as wife of 贾蓉.
琏二奶奶	Lian3 Er4nai3nai5	Household title for 王熙凤 as wife of 贾琏.
二奶奶	Er4nai3nai5	In 荣国府 domestic contexts, usually 王熙凤; literally 'Second Young Mistress'.
凤姐儿	Feng4jie3r	Common familiar form for 王熙凤; equivalent to 凤姐.
凤丫头	Feng4 Ya1tou5	Familiar elder's form for 王熙凤, especially from 贾母.
珠大奶奶	Zhu1 Da4nai3nai5	Household title for 李纨 as widow of 贾珠.
大奶奶	Da4nai3nai5	Within 宝玉's branch of 荣国府, commonly 李纨; context can make this title ambiguous elsewhere.
稻香老农	Dao4xiang1 Lao3nong2	Poetry-club sobriquet of 李纨, from her residence 稻香村.
兰哥儿	Lan2ge1r	Familiar household form for 贾兰.
环哥儿	Huan2ge1r	Familiar household form for 贾环.
巧姐儿	Qiao3jie3r	Familiar form of 贾巧姐's name.
薛大爷	Xue1 Da4ye2	Common form of address/reference for 薛蟠.
薛大哥	Xue1 Da4ge1	Familiar form of address for 薛蟠 among his peers/relatives.
呆霸王	Dai1 Ba4wang2	Nickname for 薛蟠, emphasizing his bullying, foolish temperament.
薛二爷	Xue1 Er4ye2	Form of address/reference for 薛蝌.
琴姑娘	Qin2 Gu1niang5	Familiar form for 薛宝琴; 'Miss Qin'.
邢姑娘	Xing2 Gu1niang5	Common form of address/reference for 邢岫烟.
岫烟姑娘	Xiu4yan1 Gu1niang5	Form of address/reference for 邢岫烟.
尤二姨	You2 Er4yi2	Form used for 尤二姐 from the perspective of younger Jia-family men; literally 'Second Aunt You'.
尤三姨	You2 San1yi2	Form used for 尤三姐 from the perspective of younger Jia-family men; literally 'Third Aunt You'.
二姐	Er4jie3	In the 尤-family episodes, often 尤二姐; context-dependent elsewhere.
三姐	San1jie3	In the 尤-family episodes, often 尤三姐; context-dependent elsewhere.
柳二郎	Liu3 Er4lang2	Common form of address/reference for 柳湘莲.
柳二爷	Liu3 Er4ye2	Form of address/reference for 柳湘莲.
秦相公	Qin2 Xiang4gong5	Polite form of address for 秦钟; 'Young Master Qin'.
秦小爷	Qin2 Xiao3ye2	Familiar household form for 秦钟.
琪官儿	Qi2guan1r	Familiar form of 琪官, stage name of 蒋玉菡.
蒋琪官	Jiang3 Qi2guan1	Reference combining 蒋玉菡's surname with his stage name 琪官.
北静王爷	Bei3jing4 Wang2ye2	Respectful form of address/reference for 水溶, the Prince of Beijing.
王爷	Wang2ye2	'Prince'; context-dependent. In many Jia-family scenes involving 水溶, refers to 北静王.
戴公公	Dai4 Gong1gong5	Respectful/common form of address for the eunuch 戴权.
夏公公	Xia4 Gong1gong5	Respectful/common form for the eunuch 夏守忠.
张真人	Zhang1 Zhen1ren2	Taoist honorific for 张道士, abbot associated with 清虚观.
张爷爷	Zhang1 Ye2ye5	Familiar-respectful form used for 张道士 by younger members of the Jia family.
赖嬷嬷	Lai4 Ma1ma5	Senior female servant of the Jia household; mother of 赖大 and grandmother of 赖尚荣. See 赖大的母亲.
林大娘	Lin2 Da4niang5	Common respectful form for 林之孝家的, senior female household servant.
林嫂子	Lin2 Sao3zi5	Form of address/reference for 林之孝家的.
周嫂子	Zhou1 Sao3zi5	Form of address/reference for 周瑞家的.
柳嫂	Liu3 Sao3	Short form for 柳嫂子/柳家的, mother of 柳五儿 and kitchen servant in 大观园.
柳五儿姑娘	Liu3 Wu3r Gu1niang5	Polite/familiar reference to 柳五儿.
袭人姐姐	Xi2ren2 Jie3jie5	Respectful/familiar form used by younger servants or girls for 袭人.
平姑娘	Ping2 Gu1niang5	Polite form of address/reference for 平儿.
平姐姐	Ping2 Jie3jie5	Familiar respectful form for 平儿.
鸳鸯姐姐	Yuan1yang5 Jie3jie5	Familiar respectful form for 鸳鸯.
紫鹃姐姐	Zi3juan1 Jie3jie5	Familiar respectful form for 紫鹃.
刘姥姥	Liu2 Lao3lao5	Elderly country woman related distantly to the 王 family; recurring visitor to 荣国府 and important friend of 巧姐.
刘姥姥儿	Liu2 Lao3laor	Colloquial/familiar variant of 刘姥姥.