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title: "Dream of the Red Chamber in Chinese (红楼梦): 23 Names and Words With Pinyin | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Dream of the Red Chamber is 红楼梦 (Hónglóu Mèng) in Chinese: 红 means “red”, 楼 “a building with floors” and 梦 “a dream”. Every name and word with pinyin, free as a PDF, an Anki deck or a list in your Backpack."
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[Chinese words](https://mandarinthewild.com/words) · Novel · Cao Xueqin, 18th century

# Dream of the Red Chamber in Chinese

红楼梦 Hónglóu Mèng

Dream of the Red Chamber is 红楼梦 (Hónglóu Mèng) in Chinese: 红 means “red”, 楼 “a building with floors” and 梦 “a dream”. It follows 贾宝玉 Jiǎ Bǎoyù, born with a jade in his mouth, his cousin 林黛玉 Lín Dàiyù, whom he loves, and 薛宝钗 Xuē Bǎochāi, whom he is made to marry.

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## The characters

贾宝玉Jiǎ BǎoyùJia Baoyu

林黛玉Lín DàiyùLin Daiyu

- [薛宝钗Xuē BǎochāiXue Baochai](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-dream-of-the-red-chamber-about#library-word-438-441)

王熙凤Wáng XīfèngWang Xifeng

贾母Jiǎ MǔGrandmother Jia

史湘云Shǐ XiāngyúnShi Xiangyun

贾探春Jiǎ TànchūnJia Tanchun

贾元春Jiǎ YuánchūnJia Yuanchun

妙玉MiàoyùAdamantina (Miaoyu)

袭人XírénXiren, Baoyu’s maid

晴雯QíngwénQingwen, Baoyu’s maid

刘姥姥Liú LǎolaoGranny Liu

贾政Jiǎ ZhèngJia Zheng, Baoyu’s father

王夫人Wáng FūrénLady Wang, his mother

## Places and things

- [大观园Dàguān Yuánthe Grand View Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-dream-of-the-red-chamber-about#library-word-284-287)

荣国府Róngguó Fǔthe Rongguo House

宁国府Níngguó Fǔthe Ningguo House

怡红院Yíhóng YuànHappy Red Court, Baoyu’s

潇湘馆Xiāoxiāng GuǎnBamboo Lodge, Daiyu’s

通灵宝玉tōnglíng bǎoyùthe Magic Jade

金陵十二钗Jīnlíng Shí’èr Chāithe Twelve Beauties of Jinling

石头记Shítou JìThe Story of the Stone, its other title

太虚幻境Tàixū Huànjìngthe Land of Illusion

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[How it compares with The Chairman’s Bao](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/the-chairmans-bao)

Names as the novel writes them in Chinese and English. The Backpack keeps the 23 our dictionary knows.