林黛玉

Traditional form:

林黛玉

Pinyin (reading):

Lín Dàiyù

Definitions:

• Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉／贾宝玉

Characters:

• 林 - forest, grove; surname
• 黛 - to blacken one's eyebrows; black
• 玉 - jade, gem, precious stone

Traditional characters:

• 林 - forest, grove; surname
• 黛 - to blacken one's eyebrows; black
• 玉 - jade, gem, precious stone