Dream of the Red Chamber Relationship Graph
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Interactive network: four families, kinship, marriage, master–servant ties; click nodes to highlight ties, search to focus a character. Switch between subgraphs.
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Jia Family static overview
8 people · 7 relationships- Jia DaihuaParentJia Jing
- Jia JingParentJia Xichun
- Jia JingParentJia Zhen
- Jia YanParentJia Daihua
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FAQ
- Where does the relationship data come from?
- Relationships and verdicts are organized from the original Dream of the Red Chamber text, not copied from encyclopedias or third-party sources. See the copyright notice at the bottom of this page.
- What happens when I click a node?
- On desktop, hover over a character node to open a relationship card that highlights related characters and connections. Click any avatar in the card to switch focus, or double-click a node to open the full profile. On phones, tap a node to show the card, then tap the same node again to navigate to the profile.
- How do I open a full character profile?
- Besides the in-graph entry above, use the Characters list or a character card elsewhere on this site. This page focuses on the relationship network.
- What is the difference between the subgraphs?
- Subgraphs focus on selected groups (e.g. four families, master–servant ties). Each subgraph refines a specific dimension of character relationships.
- What is the relationship between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu?
- Lin Daiyu is the maternal granddaughter of Grandmother Jia (Baoyu’s grandmother on his father’s side): Lady Jia Min—Baoyu’s aunt—married Lin Ruhai, and Daiyu is their only daughter. Baoyu and Daiyu are therefore cousins who grew up in the Jia household—the “wood and stone” bond of mutual affection. The parallel “gold and jade” thread refers to Baoyu and Xue Baochai, whose marriage is framed by the jade and gold-lock pairing.
- Which are the four great families in Dream of the Red Chamber?
- The Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families—often listed together (e.g. on the “Huguán fú” roster). The Jia clan (Rongguo and Ningguo mansions) anchors the story; the Wangs tie in through Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Aunt Xue; the Shis connect to Grandmother Jia and figures such as Shi Xiangyun; the Xues (Baochai, Xue Pan) enter through Aunt Xue. Kinship and marriage bind them into one elite network.
Copyright:
Relationship, verdict, and residence information on this page is based on the original Dream of the Red Chamber text, not copied from encyclopedias or third-party sources. Character descriptions are original summaries based on the text.
Data sources and reliability
Overall reliability：Curated
Edges and organization/marriage nodes come from maintained graph data: kinship, service, and affect lines grounded in explicit novel cues; subgraphs show selected edge sets.
Limitations：Not all implicit ties are included; subgraph scope differs from headline edge counts.
How to cite：Note which page and subgraph you used and verify against the novel’s dialogue and narration.